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SALES ATTICI 



THE MAXIMS WITTY AND WISE 



OF ATHENIAN TEAGIC DEAMA; 



Collected, Hrrangetr, anU paraphrases, 



D'AECY WENTWORTH THOMPSON, 

PROFESSOR OF GREEK, QUEEN'S COLLEGE, G/VLWAY ; 
AUTHOR OF 'DAY-DREAMS OF A SCHOOLMASTER,' ETC. ETC. 



Evvera ^uverois a^wertoq 




- EDINBURGH 
EDMONSTON AIN T D DOUGLAS 

18 67. 



< 1 



CONJUGI SUiE, 

CUI NOMEN NON INJURIA 

AMAT^E; 

UTPOTE QUAM SEMEL COGNITAM 

NON POSSIS NON IN PERPETUUM AMARE ; 

CONJUGI SU^E DILECT1SSUM.E 

DEDICAT 

SCRIPTOR HUNC LIBELLULUM SUUM, 

MARITUS SE. 



CONTENTS. 



.ESCHYLUS. 



God. 

1. Supplices, 86-101, 

2. Supplices, 3S1-6, 

3. Choephorae, 201-4, 

4. Fabula Incerta, 

5. Persae, 93-100, . . 4 

6. Septem e. Thebas, 227-9, 4 

7. Septem c. Thebas, 233-4, 4 

8. Supplices, 732-3, . . 4 

9. Persae, 497-9, ... 4 

10. Supplices, 82-4, . . 6 

11. Fabula Incerta, . . 6 

12. Prometheus Vinctus, 1032-3, 6 

13. Agamemnon, 636-7, . 6 

14. Fabula Incerta, . . 6 

15. Choephorae, 635-7, . . 6 

16. Prometheus Vinctus, 186-7, 6 

17. Prometheus Vinctus, 936, 6 

18. Eumenides, 297, . . 6 

19. Supplices, 346, . . 6 

20. Prometheus Vinctus, 17, 6 

21. Septem c. Thebas, 596, . 6 

22. Supplices, 190, . . 6 

23. Choephorae, 902, . . 6 

24. Prometheus Vinctus, 50, 6 

Fate. 

25. Fabula Incerta, . . 8 

26. Prometheus Vinctus, 322-4, 8 

27. Agamemnon, 69-71, . 8 

28. Prometheus Vinctus, 518, S 

29. Prometheus Vinctus, 514, 8 

30. Prometheus Vinctus, 105, 8 

Death — the Eumenides — the Hymn 
of the Eumenides — Murder — 
Shedding of kindred blood— Re- 
morse. 

31. Xiobe, . 

32. Choephorae, 103-4, 

33. Agamemnon, 92S-9, 

34. Persae, 6S9-90, 

35. Fabula Incerta, 



Philoctetes, . 
Philoctetes, . 
Supplices, 802-3, . 
Armorum Judicium, 
Ixion, 

Prometheus Vinctus, 754 
Telephus, 
Eumenides, 347-96, 
Eumenides, 311-20, 
Eumenides, 931-6, . 
Eumenides, 949-54, 
Eumenides, 334-40. 
Supplices, 444-50, . 
Eumenides, 269-75, 
Choephorae, 66-74, . 
Septem c. Thebas, 699-701 
Agamemnon, 177-81, 
Eumenides, 261-3, . 
Eumenides, 647-8, . 
Choephorae, 47, 
Choephorae, 520, 
Agamemnon, 1019-21, 
Choephorae, 324-29, 
Phryges, 

Choephorae, 309-14, 
Choephorae, 400-2, . 
Choephorae, 61-5, . 
Fabula Incerta, 
Agamemnon, 381-4, 
Myrmidones, . 
Agamemnon, 544, . 
Fabula Incerta, 
Agamemnon, 1560-2-3-4, 
Choephorae, 123, . 
Prometheus Vinctus, 970, 
Agamemnon, 185, . 



PAOB 

10 
10 
10 

10 
10 
10 

10 
10 
14 
14 
14 
14 
16 
16 
16 
16 
16 
IS 
18 
18 
18 
18 
18 
18 
18 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
22 
22 
22 
22 



Man — Human Lot — Vicissitude — 
Chance — Error. 

72. Choephorae, 585-601, . 22 

73. Prom. Vinctus, 544-51, . 22 

74. Agamemnon, 1326-30, . 24 

75. Persae, 840-2, ... 24 



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CONTENTS. 



no. i-v.i: 

76. Agamemnon, 551-4, 2t 

77. Suppliers, 827-8, . 84 

78. Pabula [ncerta, . 2t 

79. Niobe 24 

80. Prometheus Vinctus, 276, 24 

81. Pabula [ncerta, . 84 

82. Pabula [ncerta, . . 84 
88. Bnmenides, 751, . . 84 

84. Pabula [ncerta, 84 

85. Pabula [ncerta, . . 20 

Tine-— Age. 

86. Prometheus Vinctus, 081, 86 

87. Eumenides, 286, . 2<; 

88. Fabula [ncerta, . . 86 

89. Agamemnon, 584, . . 86 

90. Agamemnon, 1619, . 86 

91. Fabula Incerta, . 86 

Woman— Marriage —Love — / ' 
— Chastity— Pa rity —Modesty. 

92. Agamemnon, 48.3-7, . 20 

93. Septemc. Thebas, 187-90, 26 

94. Supplices, 470-7, . . 28 

95. Choephorae, xr>-i;, . . 28 
90. Septem c. Thebas, 200-1, 28 

97. Agamemnon, 592, . . 28 

98. Agamemnon, 940, . 28 

99. Prom. Vinctus, 887-98, . 28 

100. Supplices, 227-31, . . 28 

101. Eumenides, 217-8, . . 28 

102. Supplices, 998, 1003-5, . 28 

103. Fabula Incerta, . . 30 

104. Agamemnon, 857-8, 30 

105. Danaides, ... 30 

R ighteousncss — Justice — Irreligion 
— Integrity — Contentment —Re- 
signation— Son ow— Sympathy — 
Kindness. 

100. Eumenides, 520-65, . 30 

107. Agamemnon, 757-80, . 32 

108. Agamemnon, 309-72, . 34 

109. Fabula Incerta, . 34 

110. Eumenides, 233-4, . . 34 

111. Supplices, 342, . . 34 

112. Fabula Incerta, . . 34 

113. Eumenides, 135-0, . . 34 

114. Eumenides, 693-5, . . 34 

115. Agamemnon, 378-80, . 30 
110. Septem e. Thebas, 279-S1, 30 

117. Fabula Incerta, . . 30 

118. Persae, 293-4, ... 30 

119. Prometheus Vinctus, 09S-9, 30 



120. 


Prometheus Vinctus, 






1 2 1 . 


< Ihoephorse, 7 






i -i-i. 


i ! gniia, . 






123. 


Prometheus v 






[24. 


Prometheus Vinctus, 






L2 • 


< Ihoepl 






L2 \. 


Supplices, 338, 






[27. 


Panul i i 






[2a 


Pabula [ncerl \ 






129. 


Phryg . 






[30. 


Prometheus Vinctus, 






[31. 


Bupplic 







•Par- 
eni ige — Kindred — D><> 
Ethic 

182. Septem c. Thebfl 

133. Choephorss, 504 7, . 

134. Suppliees, : 

185. Septem <•. Thebas, 108, . 40 

186. Persss, [69, ... 40 
137 Pen to 
138. Prometheus Vinci 

L89. Agamemnon, [566, . 46 
l k». Prom. Vinctus, 289 90, . 40 

Law —Order— Slaw ry — Exile— 

tism— Treachery. 



141. Eumenid< 

142. Eumenides, 69 

143. Agamemnon, i 
ltt. Agamemnon, it 
I 15. Agamemnon, 10 
146. Supplier s, 485, 

H7. Septem c. Thebas, 224, 

148. Beptem c. Theh 

1 1'.». Septem c. Theh 

150. Agamemnon, 931 

151. Prom. Vinctus, 



40 
40 
40 
40 
40 
40 
40 
42 
42 
42 
42 



Enmity—Frit ndthip. 

152. Prom. Vinctus, i 

153. Prometheus Vinctus, 978, 

154. Prometheus Igniter, 

Cowardice— 

155. Beptem c. Thebas, 208 10, 

156. Beptem c. Thebas, 

157. Prom. Vinctus, I 

158. Bupplices, 760-1, . 

159. Persae, 349, . 

160. Beptem c. Theh i 

161. Septem c. Thebas, 411, 



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42 
42 



CONTENTS. 



IX 



Falsity — Truth — Frankness — 
Accuracy — Appearance and 
Reality — Oaths. 

NO. PAGE 

162. Agamemnon, 788-98, . 44 

163. Agamemnon, 620-1, . 44 

164. Prometheus Vinctus, 610-1, 44 

165. Prometheus Vinctus, 777, 46 

166. Septem c. Thebas, 592, . 46 

167. Choephorae, 849-50, . 46 
16S. Armorum Judicium, . 46 

169. Fabula Incerta, . . 46 

170. Fabula Incerta, . . 46 

171. Eumenides, 432, . . 46 

172. Prometheus Vinctus, 6S6, 46 

173. Agamemnon, 251-3, . 46 

174. Agamemnon, 1369, . 46 

175. Fabula Incerta, . . 46 

Caution— Discretion — Wilfulness 
— Obstinacy — Pride — Conten- 
tion — Wine. 

176. 
177. 
178. 
179. 
180. 
181. 
182. 
183. 
184. 
185. 
186. 
187. 
188. 
189. 
190. 
191. 
192. 
193. 
194. 
195. 
196. 
197. 
198. 
199. 
200. 
201. 



Prom. Vinctus, 378-80, 
Prom. Vinctus, 1072-5, 
Persae, 820-3, . 
Prom. Vinctus, 1012-3, 
Fabula Incerta, 
Persae, 827-8, . 
Agamemnon, 1621-3, 
Ixion, 

Fabula Incerta, 
Fabula Incerta, 
Prometheus Vinctus, 44. 
Fabula Incerta, 
Supplices, 203, 
Septem c. Thebas, 1051 
Agamemnon, 1359, 
Fabula Incerta, 
Agamemnon, 1635, 
Fabula Incerta, 
Septem c. Thebas, 406-7. 
Fabula Incerta, 
Supplices, 454, 
Agamemnon, 548, . 
Septem c. Thebas, 223, 
Prom. Vinctus, 329, 
Agamemnon, 927-8, 
Septem c. Thebas, 698-1 



202. Fabula Incerta, 

203. Agamemnon, 39, . 

204. Prom. Vinctus, 385, 



205. 
206. 
207. 
208. 
209. 
210. 
211. 
212. 
213. 
214. 
215. 
216. 
217. 
218. 
219. 



Success. 

Agamemnon, 1001-13, 
Agamemnon, 461-74, 
Agamemnon, 1331-4, 
Persae, 598-602, 
Agamemnon, 751-4, 
Septem c. Thebas, 769-70 ; 
Agamemnon, 951-2, 
Septem c. Thebas, 218, 
Septem c. Thebas, 77, 
Choephorae, 60, 
Septem c. Thebas, 716, 
Agamemnon, 314, . 
Fabula Incerta, 
Agamemnon, 1205, 
Agamemnon, 884-5, 



Envy. 

220. Agamemnon, 832-7, 

221. Agamemnon, 939, . 

Industry. 

222. Fabula Incerta, 

223. Persae, 742, . 

224. Fabula Incerta, 

War. 

225. Septem c. Thebas, 338-68, 

226. Danaiides, 

Presentiment — Prophecy. 

227. Eumenides, 104-5, . 

228. Agamemnon, 1132-5, 

Uncomeliness. 

229. Eumenides, 413-4, . 

Number. 

230. Prometheus Vinctus, 459, 



PAfJK 

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50 
50 



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52 
52 
52 
52 
52 
54 
54 
54 
54 
54 
54 
54 
54 
54 



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54 



56 
56 
56 



56 
58 



58 
58 



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CONTEXTS. 



SOPHOCLES. 



Concerning God and Pate, 
ero, rjkttw 

1. Antigone, 604 10, . . 62 

2. Antigone, 682 92, . . 62 
::. Antigone, 1847 58, . . 62 
•i. Antigone, 158 7. . 64 
6. CEdipus Tyrannns, 197-605, 64 

6. Antigone, 62] i, . . 64 

7. Ajax, L27 B3, . . . 04 
s. Ajax, L086 '.». . . 66 
!». CEdipus Coloneus, 277-81, 6(3 

10. CEdipus Coloneus, 262-4, 66 

11. Phaedra 06 

12. Fabula [neerta, . . 66 

13. Ion, 06 
M. Pabnla [neerta, . . 66 

15. CEdipus Coloneus, L536-7, 66 

16. Trachiniae, 250-1, . . 66 

17. Ajax, 85, ... 68 
IS. Philoetetes, 902, . . 68 
10. Ajax, 86, ... 68 

20. Ajax, 888, ... 68 

21. Fabula Incerta, . . 68 

22. Fabula Incerta, . . 68 
28. Antigone, 288, . . 68 

24. Ajax, 455, ... 68 

25. Antigone, 1044, . . 68 

26. Antigone, 127-8, . . 68 

27. CEdipua Tyrannns, 7-J4-5, 68 

28. Philoetetes, 1441-4, . 68 

29. Eleetra, 696-7, . . 68 

30. Ajax, 765. ... 70 

31. Eleetra. L78-5, . . 70 

32. CEdipus Tyrannus, 280-1, 70 

33. Trachiniae, L277-8, . 70 

34. Fabula 1 neerta, . . 70 

35. Fabula Incerta, . . 70 

36. CEdipus Tyrannus, 1456-7, 70 
87. Ajax, 485-6, ... 70 

38. Tyro, 7o 

39. Thyestes, ... 70 

40. Antigone, 951-4, . . 70 

41. Antigone, 1106, . . 72 

42. Antigone, 1387-8, . . 72 

Concerning Time— Change -Un- 
certainty — Vicissitude — Cir- 
cumstance — Human Life — 
Human Nature. 

43. CEdipus Coloneus, 1451-5, 72 

44. CEdipus Coloneus, 607-15, 74 



N<>. 






46. 


Ajax, 646 




46. 


Tracnini 


74 


17. 


Ajax. 7ii. 


7 1 


48. 


'1 rachiniae, 062, 


7 j 


19. 


Eleetra, L70, 




50. 


Trachinia 


71 


:,l 


CEdipua Tyrani 


71 


52. 


Ajax, 715, 


71 




Antigom 


71 


54. 


Eleetra, 416 «*>. 


7.i 


55. 


Antigone 


76 




Acrisius, 


76 


:.7. 


Pabula Incerta, 


76 


68. 


Tereus, . 


76 


59. 


Tyndarns, 


78 


60. 


Tyro, 




61. 


Pabula Incerta, 




62. 


Aletes, . 




63. 


Fabula Incerta, 


78 


64. 


Tereus, . 


78 


65. 


Trachinia, 1-8, 




66. 


Tereus, . 


80 


67. 


Ajax, 1418-20, 


80 


68. 


Fabula Incerta, 


SO 


69. 


Antigone, 1166 7, . 




70. 


(Edipus Tyrannns, 1186 




71. 


(Edipua Tyrannns, 1528- 


10, 81 


7"J. 


Philoetetes, 502 


B2 


7:',. 


Trachiniae, 489 40, 


31 


74. 


(Edipus Colon,. ns, 1722- 


3, 82 


75. 


Aletes, . 


82 


76. 


Fabula Incerta, 


82 


77. 


(Edipua Coloni 




78. 


Ajax, 125-6, . 




71 ». 


Mysi. 


84 


80. 


Phaedra, 


84 


81. 


Ajax Locrns, . 


84 


82. 


Fabula Incerta, 


84 



Concerning Woman and W 
hood. 



83. Antigone, 

64. Tereus, 

85. Trachiniae, 144 52, 

86. Antigone, ■ 

v 7. Fabula [neerta, 

88. Phaedra, . 

89. Fabula Incerta, 

90. Fabula Incerta, 

91. Phaedra, . 



86 



90 



CONTENTS, 



XI 



PACE 
90 

90 
90 
90 
90 
90 
90 



92. Epigoni, . 

93. Fabula Incerta, 

94. Fabula Incerta, 

95. Antigone, 61-2, 
90. Electra, 1243-4, 

97. Trachinise, 552-3, . 

98. Ajax, 5S0, 

Concerning Wine. 

99. Ajax. 293, 

100. Fabula Incerta, 

101. Fabula Incerta, 



Concerning Age. 

102. Fabula Incerta, . . 92 

103. (Edipus Coloneus, 1225-38, 92 

104. Scyrise, .... 92 

105. Fabula Incerta, . . 92 

106. Thyestes, ... 92 

107. Peleus, .... 92 

108. Acrisius, . . . 94 

109. Tvro, .... 94 

110. (Edipus Coloneus, 395, . 94 

111. (Edipus Tyrannus, 961, . 94 

Concerning Hope, Resignation, 
and Despair, 

112. Trachiniae, 124-36, . 94 

113. Antigone, 615-9, . . 96 

114. Electra, 916-7, . . 96 

115. Trachiniae, 723-4, . . 96 

116. Fabula Incerta, . . 96 

117. (Edipus Tyrannus, 834-5, 96 

118. Tereus, .... 96 

119. Fabula Incerta, . . 96 

120. Trachiniae, 742-3, . . 96 

121. Fabula Incerta, . . 96 

122. Ajax, 377-8, ... 96 



123. 
124. 
125. 
126. 
127. 
12S. 
129. 
130. 
131. 
132. 
133. 
134. 
135. 
136. 



Concerning Death. 

Tvro, 

Electra, 237-50, 
Philoctetes, 446-50, 
Trachiniae, 830-2, 
Antigone, 580-1, 
Electra, 1005-6, 
Antigone, 1029-30, 
Antigone, 463-4, 
Ajax, 1154-5, . 
Acrisius, 
Fabula Incerta, 
Acrisius, 
Iobates, . 
Electra, 1485-6, 



98 
98 
100 
100 
100 
100 
100 
100 



NO. 

137. Philoctetes, 436-7, 

138. Ajax, 1266-7, . 

139. (Edipus Coloneus, 1751-3, 

140. Antigone, 74-5, 

141. Trachiniae, 1173, 

142. Antigone, 780, 

143. Electra, 1170, 

144. Antigone, 220, 

145. Antigone, 519, 

146. Philoctetes, 418, 

147. Electra, 860, . 

148. Philoctetes apucl Trojam 



PAOB 
100 

100 
100 
100 
100 
100 
100 
100 
102 
102 
102 
102 



Concern ing Slavery — Freedom — 
Noblesse— Royalty— and Poli- 
tical Government. 

149. Acrisius, . . .102 

150. Fabula Incerta, . . 102 

151. Fabula Incerta, . . 102 

152. Aloadae, .... 102 

153. Antigone, 737, . . 102 

154. Aletes, .... 102 

155. Aletes, . . . .102 

156. Inachus, . 102 

157. Electra, 989, . . .102 

158. Philoctetes, 475-6, . . 102 

159. Ajax, 1093-6, . . .104 

160. Ajax, 473-80, ... 104 

161. Aloadae, .... 104 

162. (Edipus Tyrannus, 587-9, 104 

163. Ajax, 1350, . . .104 

164. (Edipus Tyrannus, 591, 104 

165. Philoctetes, 137-40, . 104 

166. Antigone, 506-7, . . 104 

167. Ajax Locrus, . . . 104 
16S. Acrisius, . . 104 

169. (Edipus Tyrannus, 380-2, 106 

170. Antigone, 175-90, . . 106 

171. Philoctetes, 456-8, . 106 

172. Tyro, . . . .106 

173. Eriphyle, . . .108 

174. Aloadae, .... 108 

175. (Edipus Coloneus, 171-2, 108 

176. Ajax, 160-1, . . .108 

Concerning Love and Duty — 
Parental, Filial, and Domestic. 

177. Antigone, 639-47, . 10S 
17S. (Edipus Coloneus, 1189-91, 108 

179. Electra, 1058-62, . . 110 

180. Antigone, 659-62, . . 110 

181. Antigone, 909-12, . . 110 

182. (Edipus Tyrannus, 1430-1, 110 

183. (Edipus Tyrannus, 551-2, 110 
1S4. Electra, 770-1, . . llu 



XII 



CONTENTS. 



NO. 

186. 


Trochinto, 817 B, 




r\..i 

L10 


is.;. 


Antigone, ~" 




l LO 


L87. 


(Edipus Col. .inns, 




no 


188. 


Aciisius, 




110 


189. 


Pabula [ncerta, 




LIS 


L90. 


(Edipus ( loloneus, 


1108,' 


112 


Concerning / . Deairt. 


191. 


Pabula [ncerta, 




112 


L92. 


Achillis Amantes, 




114 


198. 


Phaedra, . 




114 


l!>4. 


Antigone, 781 9, 




11 I 


195. 


TracninUe, I t 1-2, 




116 


190. 


Tiacliilii;.', 497-8, 




116 


Conccrnhnj Fr'a n<ls]iij> 


—r.uui 


iy. 


197. 


Ajax, 679-88, . 




tie 


198. 


Ajax, 265 8, . 




116 


199. 


(Edipus Tyrannus, 


611-2, 


118 


200. 


CEdipus Tyrannus, 


656-7, 


118 


201. 


AJax, L859, . 




118 


202. 


Antigone, 543, 




US 


203. 


Ajax, 483-4, . 




US 


204. 


Fabula Incerta, 




118 


205. 


Ajax, 1334-5, . 




118 


206. 


Ajax, 1344-5, . 




118 


207. 


Ajax, 1328-9, . 




118 


208. 


Ajax, 1353, . 




118 


209. 


Ajax, 665, 




118 


210. 


Antigone, 522, 




118 


211. 


Ajax, 988-9, . 




118 


212. 


Ajax, 79, 




US 



Co nee m i ng Covetous ness — Mo ney — 
Selfishness. 

213. Aloada;, . . . .120 

214. Creiisa, . . . .120 

215. CEdipus Coloneus, 1211-24, 122 

216. Antigone. 295-301, . . 122 

217. Antigone, 1045-7, . .122 

218. Philoctetes, 643-4, . 122 

219. Antigone, 312, . . 122 

220. Antigone, 1055, . . 122 

221. Antigone, 221-2, . .124 

222. Antigone, 326, . . 124 

223. Ajax, 1866, . . . 124 

224. iEthiopes, . . .124 

225. Philoctetes, 111, . . 124 

226. Philoctetes, 94-5, . . 124 

227. Electra, 972, . . .124 

228. Philoctetes, 1052, . .124 

229. Philoctetes, 81, . . 124 

230. Electro, 61, . . . 124 

231. (Edipus Tyrannus, 594-5, 124 



282 Pabula [ncerta, . 1M 

288 (Edipus Coloneus, 809, , 124 
284. Crettaa, .... til 

, ,,,-, —Obstinacy — W t> /"/« r— 
A i"i- r — a rroganct — A udoclty 
Han — l><»- 'in ii — 
Humility —Obi di* ,<<.—] 
— Discretion— SUi 

2:::.. Antigone, 704-28, . L*6 

286. Ajax, 1071 -so. . l-js 

287. Antigone, <'>'•". 7»;, . LS8 

288. Ajax, L246 58, 186 

239. Antigone, 865-76, . 

240. Aj- 

241. Philoctetes, 1816-20, . 181 
2 12. Antigone, 1024 s, . LSI 

243. Ajax. 758-61, . . 182 

244. Ajax, 1081 :;.... 

245. CEdipus Tyrannui 

246. Antigone, 473 !', . 

247. Pabula Incerta, . 

248. Terens, . . .184 

249. Pabnla [ncerta, . L84 

250. Electra, 235, . . 184 

251. Fabula Incerta, 

252. Ajax, 862-8, ... 

253. Trachiniae, 280, . 186 

254. (Edipus Coloneus, 668 60, 180 

255. CEdipus Tyrannus, 

256. CEdipus Coloneus, !<:>4 5, 186 

257. CE.lij.us Coloneus, 1197-8, 136 

258. (Edipus Coloneus, 593, 180 

259. Antigone, 495-6, 

260. CEdipus Coloneus, 

261. Antigone, 323, 

262. Ajax, 1119, . . L8l 

263. Philoctetes, 1387, . 186 

264. Ajax, 1861, . . 1M 
266. Electro, 1054, . . IM 

266. Fabula [ncerta, 

267. Fabula Incerta, 

iia [ncerta, 

269. Pabula Incerta, . 188 

270. Ajax, 964-6, . 

271. (Edipna Tyrannus, 600, LSI 

272. Trachinia, 61-2, 186 

273. Antigone, 1081 2, . 

274. (Edipus Coloneus, 1187 

27.".. Tereua 181 

276. Colchides, . . 138 

277. Electro, 835-8, . 138 
27a Philoctetes, 588, . . 140 
279. Thyestes, . . .140 



CONTENTS. 



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881. 

884. 

2S5. 
280. 



289. 

290. 
291. 
292. 
293. 
294. 
295. 
296. 
297. 
298. 
299. 
300. 
301. 
302. 
303. 
304. 
305. 
306. 
307. 
308. 
309. 
310. 
311. 
312. 
313. 
314. 
315. 
316. 
317. 
318. 
319. 
320. 
321. 
322. 
323. 
324. 
325. 
326. 
327. 
328. 
329. 
330. 
331. 
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333. 
334. 
335. 



617 



Electra, 1015-6, 
Ajax, 1085-7, . 
Electro, 219-20, 
CEdipus Coloneus, 1153, 
CEdipus Tyrannus, 530, 
Captivae, 

Plnloctetes, 504-6, 
Trachiniae, 670-1, 
(Edipus Coloneus, 115-6 
Eleetra, 551, . 
(Edipus Tyrannus, 
Fabula Incerta, 
Eleetra, 320, . 
Trachiniae, 296-7, 
Fabula Incerta, 
Fabula Incerta, 
Fabula Incerta, 
Fabula Incerta, 
Fabula Incerta, 
Philoctetes, 637-8, 
Eleetra, 75-6, . 
Eleetra, 1299-300, 
Philoctetes, 1049, 
Philoctetes, 902-3, 
Antigone, 67-8, 
Philoctetes, 837-8, 
Antigone, 873-4, 
Fabula Incerta, 
Philoctetes, 386-8, 
Eleetra, 339-40, 
Philoctetes, 925-6, 
Antigone, 1113-4, 
Ajax, 1352, . 
Philoctetes, 431-2, 
Antigone, 92, . 
(Edipus Tyrannus, 
Fabula Incerta, 
Creiisa, . 
Trachiniae. 434-5, 
Antigone, 683-4, 
(Edipus Coloneus, 1429- 
Fabula Incerta, 
Eleetra, 398, . 
Trachiniae, 616-7, 
Antigone, 1050-1, 
Philoctetes, 864, 
(Edipus Coloneus. 
Aletes, . 
Fabula Incerta, 
Fabula Incerta, 
Aloadae, . 
Aloadae, . 
Aloadae, . 
Tyro, . 
(Edipus Coloneus, 363-4, 
Antigone, 1251-2, . 



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336. Antigone, 1256, 

337. Eleetra, 1259, 
338 Aletes 

339. (Edipus Tyrannus, 569, 

340. Ajax, 586, 



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148 
148 
148 

148 
148 



Concerning Education. 

341. Fabula Incerta, . .148 

342. Fabula Incerta, . . 148 

343. Fabula Incerta, . . 150 

Concerning Truth and Falsehood 
— Accuracy and Inaccuracy — 
Honesty and Dishonesty — 
Right and Wrong. 

344. Creiisa, . 

345. (Enomaus, 

346. Hipponoiis, . 

347. Trachiniae, 453-4, 

348. Trachiniae, 383-4, 

349. Fabula Incerta, 

350. Fabula Incerta, 

351. Trachiniae, 425-6, 

352. (Edipus Coloneus, 806-7 

353. Polyxena, 

354. Aloadae, . 

355. Tereus, . 

356. Acrisius, 

357. Fabula Incerta, 

358. Antigone. 1195, 

359. Philoctetes, 1140-2, 

360. Acrisius, 

361. Fabula Incerta, 

362. Fabula Incerta, 

363. CEdipus Tyrannus, 

364. Fabula Incerta, 

365. Ajax, 1125, . 

366. Aloadae, . 

367. Eleetra, 466-7, 

368. Aloadae, . 

369. Eleetra, 1042, 

370. (Edipus Coloneus, 

371. Antigone, 729, 

372. Trachiniae, 725-6, 

373. Antigone, 493-4, 

374. Eleetra, 621, . 

375. Philoctetes, 1360-1 

376. Fabula Incerta, 
877. (Edipus Tyrannus, 

378. Fabula Incerta, 

379. Philoctetes, 1246, 

380. (Edipus Coloneus, 

381. Fabula Incerta, 

382. Tyro, 

383. Aloadae, . 



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152 
152 
152 
152 
152 
152 
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152 
154 
154 
154 
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614-5. 



sso. 



xiv 



CONTENTS. 



MO, 1-A..K 

884. Eriphyle, . . . 158 

Concerning Words and Deed$— 
Show and Reality. 

886. (Edipus Coloneus, n LS i. 168 

886. i rachinia, 880 I, . . L68 

887. Philoctetes, 86 7, . L68 

888. Electra, 686, . . .158 

Cona rning Joy and Mieery— 
Happiness and UnhappUiess— 
Pleasure and Pain. 

889. Antigone, I L66 71, . . 168 

890. CreUsa ir>8 

891. Antigone, 992-8, . . 160 

892. Ajax, 664 6, . . . ICO 
898. Philoctetes, 641, . . loo 
894. Pabula [ncerta, . . 100 

305. Ajax LOCTUS, . . .100 

896. Bcyriaa 100 

397. Fabula [ncerta, . . loo 

398. Philoctetes, 1193-5, . 102 

399. Ajax, 888-9, . . . 102 

400. Ajax, 204, . . . 102 

401. Mysi, .... 102 

402. Antigone, 503-4, . . 102 

403. Antigone, 1327, . . 102 

404. Pabula [ncerta, . . 102 

405. Laocoon, . . . 102 
400. Tyro, . . . .102 

407. Electra, 307-9, . . 102 

Concerning In dustry — Resolu- 
tion — Perseverance — Courage 
and Fear. 

408. Fabula Incerta, . . 102 

409. Fabula Incerta, . . 104 

410. Iphigenia, . . . 104 

411. Polvidus, . . .104 

412. Electra, 945, . . .104 

413. Camicii, . . . 104 

414. Fabula incerta, . . 104 

416. Ajax. 681-2, . . . 104 
410. Eriphyle, . . . 104 

417. Acrisius, . . . 104 

418. Fabula Incerta, . . 104 

Concerning Ki ndness—Sympaih y 

— Compass io n — Me rcy . 

419. Fabula Incerta, . . 104 

420. (Edipus Tyrannus, 314-5, 164 

421. (Edipus Coloneus, 1135-0, 100 



I'AliK 

422. Tr.i.l.ini.T MM 

(E lipua ColonSus, 776 80, 166 
ro, 

426. (Bdtp. Col . L267 M0-11 

"ti<>n 

■ 1: I 

426 GBdipna Coloneu 

427. (Edipus l 

428. A|: L66 

429. Electra, L026, . . 166 

430. Antigone, 1108-4, . 

481. Electra, L606 7, . \M 

Concerning QroHtud 

Ingratitude, 

482. Philoctefc I 

488. (Edipus Coloneus, L201 
484. Fabula Incerta, 

486. Ajax, 520-4, . . 

Concerning ]'■ — /.,". 

M< nace. 

486. Aiax. 1142-6, . 

437. Philoctetes, 842, . MM 

438. (Edipus Tyrannus, 296, 166 

Concerning Envy—Jeal<>< 

489. Ajax, 157, . . . 168 

440. Ajax, 154-5, ... 

Concerning Poverty. 

441. Fabula [ncerta, . . 170 

442. Fabula Incerta, . . 170 

Concerning Home—, 

443. Tympanistae, . . 176 

444. Tereus, 170 

445. (Edipus Tyrannus, 

Concerning III P . 

446. Bpigonl 

ming III News. 

447. Antigone, l'77, 

Concerning Rist lo Greatness. 
44S. Fabula Incerta, . .170 



17" 



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CONTENTS. 



xv 



Concerning Glory. 

NO. PAGE 

440. Antigone, 836-7, . . 172 

Concerning the Fortune of War. 
450. Phryges, . . .172 



Concerning the Troubles and 
Perils of Sea-life. 



NO. 

451. 


Scyriae, . 

Be Summo Malo. 


PAGE 

. 172 


452. 


Alicunde, 


. 172 



EURIPIDES. 



Concerning God— Divine Govern- 


36. 


Fabula Incerta, 


194 


ance — Nature— Religion— Vir- 


37. 


Hecuba, 4S8-92, 


194 


tue— Superstition — Prophecy. 


38. 


Iphigenia Taurica, 570-2, 


194 






39. 


Bacchae, 1150-2, 


194 


1. Sisyphus, 


176 


40. 


Fabula Incerta, 


194 


2. Fabula Incerta, 


178 


41. 


Bacchae, 1325-6, 


196 


3. Fabula Incerta, 


178 


42. 


Alcestis, 604-5, 


196 


4. Chrysippus, 


180 


43. 


Bacchse, 1348, . 


196 


5. Fabula Incerta, 


182 


44. 


Pirithoiis, 


196 


6. Bacchse, 8S2-96, 


182 


45. 


Ion, 131-5, 


196 


7. Hercules Furens, 772-80, 


184 


46. 


Helena, 753-7, . 


196 


8. OEdipus, . 


184 


47. 


Ion, 874-6, 


196 


9. Melanippe, 


186 


48. 


Hecuba, 799-81, 


198 


10. Helena, 711-15, 


186 


49. 


Fabula Incerta, 


198 


11. Hercules Furens, 1341-6, 


188 


50. 


Melanippe, 


198 


12. Helena, 1688-91, et alibi, 


188 


51. 


Iphigenia Taurica, 387-91 


200 


13 Ion, 1619-22, . 


188 


52. 


Fabula Incerta, 


200 


14. Ion, 1615, 


188 


53. 


Fabula Incerta, 


200 


15. Helena, 747-8, . 


188 


54. 


Iphigenia Taurica, 476, 


200 


16. Helena, 759-60, 


. 188 


55. 


Ion, 1311-19, . 


202 


17. Supplices, 734-6, 


190 


OiX 


Hercules Furens, 1314-19 


202 


18. Hercules Furens, 62, 


190 


57. 


Phoenix, . 


204 


19. Supplices, 614-7, . 


190 


58. 


Ion, 44S-52, 


204 


20. Bacehse, 199, 200, . 


190 


59. 


Alexandra, 


204 


21. Troades, 8S4-8, 


190 


60. 


Hercules Furens, 1338-9, 


204 


22. Baccbpe, 206-9, 


190 


61. 


Fabula Incerta, 


204 


23. Supplices, 594-7, 


192 


62. 


Phcenissse, 86-7, 


204 


24. Helena, 1148-50, . 


192 


63. 


Electra, 195-7, . 


206 


25. Hippolytus, 8-9, 


192 


64. 


Hippolytus, 1437-8, 


206 


26. Rhesus", 317-8, 


192 


65. 


Archelaiis, 


206 


27. Supplices, 302-3, 


192 


66. 


Hippolytus, 1339, . 


206 


28. Baeehse, 1001-2, 


192 


67. 


Orestes, 420, . 


206 


29. Heraclidte, 260, 


192 


68. 


Orestes, 418, . 


206 


30. Phcenissse, 689, 


192 


69. 


Fabula Incerta, 


206 


31. Hippolytus, 120, 


192 


70. 


Temenidse, 


206 


32. Electra, 890, . 


192 


71. 


Troades, 95-8, . 


, 208 


33. Peleus, . 


194 


72. 


Troades, 470-1, 


208 


34. Hippolytus, 475, . 


194 


73. 


Heraclidse, 625, 


208 


35. Fabula Incerta, 


. 194 


74. 


Ion, 1017, 


208 



XVI 



CONTEXTS. 



NO. PAQI 

75. Pabula [ncerta, . . 20s 

76. Phoehiss®, 954 9, . . -jus 

77. [phigenia Aulidensis, 520, 808 

78. Orrstrs, 478, . . 210 
70, Pabula [ncerta, . 210 
so. [ph. AnlidensiSj 956 B, . 210 

Cona rning Vote Chance — 

A'fv.s's-/'/// — Cini instance — Luck 
—Fortune. 

si. Ilrraclidao, 00S-17, . . 210 

82. Hypsipyle, . . 210 

s:;. Alcestis, 962 BS, . . 212 

si. [no 214 

85. Hippolytus Calyptomenus, 214 

86. Heraclide, 288-5, . . 214 
s7. Belleropbontes, . . 214 
ss. Hercules Parens, [896, . 214 

89. [on, [874-5, . . . 214 

90. Hercules Purens, 282-8, . 214 

91. Heraclid», 351, . . 216 

92. Hercules Purens, 311, . 210 
<»:;. Sthenoboea, . . . 216 
94. Helena, .",14, . . .216 
'.'."). Pirithoiifl, . . .210 
96. Andromeda, . . . 210 
i'7. Cyclops, 007, . . . 210 
98. Antiope, .... 210 

Concerning Human Lot — Human 
Nature— Man — Vicissitude. 



99. 


Fabula Incerta, 


210 


100. 


Hippolytus, 930-42, 


218 


101. 


Fabula I ncerta, 


218 


102. 


Bupplices, 201-18, . 


218 


103. 


Hecuba, 955-9, 


220 


104. 


Hippolytus, 1102-10, 


220 


105. 


Supplices, 900-2, . 


220 


100. 


Suppliees, 1080-0, . 


222 


107. 


Fabula Incerta, 


222 


108. 


Flectra. 867-79, 


222 


10'.). 


Supplices, 532-6, . 


222 


110. 


Bupplices, 549-57, . 


224 


111. 


Hippolytus, is:' '.'7. 


L'L'4 


112. 


Antiope, 


224 


113. 


Scyriae, . 


226 


114. 


Ion, 381-3, 


220 


115. 


Rhesus, 100-8, 


226 


110. 


Hippolytus, 874 B6, 


226 


117. 


Hippolytus, 1434, . 


228 


118. 


Ion. 968-9, 


228 


119. 


Iphigenia Aulidensis, 16 


L-8, 229 


120. 


Ino, 


228 


121. 


Supplices, 775-7, . 


228 



Supplier 

Hippolytus, 171 •_', 
Medea. L224 B0, 
Herculi i 
Alcestis. 
[phigenia Aulid 

126 :, 
Blectra, 522 8, 
i, 
Phoenix, . 
CKneus, . 
Pabula Iii'-ri i l 



282 
282 



Concerning Age— V" nth 

185. Herculefl Pur< • 
L86. Bupplices, [108 
[37. Baccha, [251 2, . 
L88 Andromache, 727 B, 
[39. Andromache, 1 1 
i H>. Andromache, Blfl 9, 
in. Hercules Purens, 229 
1 12. Belleropbontes, 
1 13. Alcestis, 009-72, . 

144. Phoenissae, 529 

145. Iphigenia Taurica, 
140. Melanippe, 

147. Alcestis, 1085, 

148. Melanippe, 

149. Ion, 743-4, 

150. Archelaus, 

151. (Encus, . 

152. Archelaus, 

153. Archelaus, 

154. Alcestis, 727, . 

Concerning IAJb— Death 

155. Meleager, 
[56. Bfeleager, 
[57. Pabula [ncerta, 
158. Troades, 681 5, 
L59. Troades, [248-50, . 

160. Pabula [ncerta, 

161. Phoenix, . 

162. a; 

163. A . 

164. Alcestis. 987-8. 
L65. Heraclio 
L66. [ph. Aulidensis, 
167. Al 

L68. Alcestis, 712, . 

L69. Alcestis, 881, 

170. Alcestis, H9, . 

in Antigone, 

172. Hercules Fun: 



240 
240 



240 

242 
242 

242 
244 

244 
244 

244 

244 

244 
244 
244 

244 
244 

240 



CONTENTS. 



xvn 



NO. 

173. 


Melanippe, 


PAGE 

. 246 


NO. 

223. 


Hippolytus, 347-8, 


PAfiE 

. 264 


174. 


HeraclidaB, 865-6, . 


. 246 


224. 


Hippolytus, 1-6, 


. 264 


175. 


Andromache, 100-3, 


. 246 


225. 


Archelaiis, 


. 264 


170. 


Pho?nissa\ 1320-1, . 


346 


226. 


Hippolytus Calyptomenus, 264 


177. 


Alcestis, 301, . 


. 246 


227. 


Hippolytus Calyptomenus, 266 


178. 


Alcestis, 1076, 


. 246 


22S. 


Antigone, 


. 266 


179. 


Alexandra, 


246 


229. 


Troades, 949-50, . 


. 266 


ISO. 


Brechtheus, . 


246 


230. 


Hippolytus Calyptome 


nus, 266 


181. 


Hecuba, 1107-8, . 


. 246 


231. 


Andromeda, . 


. 266 


182. 


Hercules Furens, 297, 


248 


232. 


Dictys, . 


. 266 


183. 


Helena, 813, . 


248 


233. 


JSolus, . 


. 266 


1S4. 


Heraclidse, 534, 


248 


234. 


Troades, 989, . 


. 266 


185. 


Pirithoiis, 


248 


235. 


Troades, 1051, 


. 266 


186. 


Fabula Incerta, 


248 


236. 


Sthenoboea, . 


. 266 


187. 


Iphigenia Taurica, 917-6 


>, 248 


237. 


Sthenoboea, . 


. 266 


1SS. 


Alexandra, 


24S 


238. 


Hippolytus, 73-81, 


. 268 


189. 


Orestes, 488, . 


248 


239. 


Hippolytus, 616-50, 


. 268 


190. 


Fabula Incerta, 


248 


240. 


Danae, . 


. 270 


191. 


Troades, 1203-6, . 


248 


241. 


Danae, . 


. 270 


192. 


Archelatis, 


248 


242. 


Danae, . 


. 272 


193. 


Bellerophontes, 


250 


243. 


Fabula Incerta, 


. 272 


194. 


iEolus, . 


250 


244. 


Electra, 1013-4, 


. 274 


195. 


Hecuba, 846-9, 


250 


245. 


Electra, 1035-40, . 


. 274 








246. 


Fabula Incerta, 


. 274 




Concerning Wine. 




247. 


Andromache, 465-85, 


. 276 


196. 
197. 

198. 


Bacchae, 275-85, 
Bacchae, 421-9, 
Bacchae, 298-301, . 


250 
252 
252 


248. 
249. 
250. 
251. 
252. 
253. 
254. 
255. 
256. 
257. 
25S. 
259. 


Medea, 230-51, 

Meleager, 

Troades, 660-67, . 

Ino, 

Ino, 

Ino, 

Andromache, 943-53, 

Andromache, 955-6, 

Melanippe, 

Melanippe, 

Melanippe, 

Heraclidae, 476-7, . 


. 276 
. 278 
. 278 
. 280 
. 280 
. 280 
. 280 
. 282 
. 282 
. 282 
. 282 
. 282 


199. 
200. 
201. 
202. 
203. 
204. 
205. 
206. 


Fabula Incerta, 
Bacchae, 773-4, 
Cyclops, 537, 
Cyclops, . 
Cyclops, 571, . 
Cyclops, 168, . 
Cressae, . 
Cyclops, 678, . 


252 
252 
252 
252 
252 
252 
252 
254 




Concerning Passion — Love 
Purity. 


- 


260. 
261. 


Phcenissae, 198-201, 
Electra, 948-51, 


. 282 
. 282 






262. 


Phoenix, . 


. 284 


207. 


Alcestis,782-91, 


254 


263. 


Andromache, 93-5, 


. 284 


208. 


Dictys, . 


254 


264. 


Medea, 569-75, 


. 284 


209. 


Medea, 627-42, 


254 


265. 


Cressae, . 


. 284 


210. 


Fabula Incerta, 


256 


266. 


Alcestis, 882-7, 


. 284 


211. 


Fabula Incerta, 


256 


267. 


Phoenix, . 


. 284 


212. 


Meleager, 


258 


268. 


Melanippe, 


. 286 


213. 


Alcestis, 1053, 


258 


269. 


Andromache, 672-6, 


. 286 


214. 


Fabula Incerta, 


258 


270. 


Hecuba, 1178-82, . 


. 286 


215. 


Hippolytus, 968-70, 


258 


271. 


Hecuba, 1184, 


. 286 


216. 


Iphigenia Aulid., 543-57, 


258 


272. 


Fabula Incerta, 


. 286 


217. 


Hippolvtus, 526-44, 


258 


273. 


Fabula Incerta, 


. 286 


218. 


Hippolvtus, 442-61, 


260 


274. 


Andromache, 207-8, 


. 286 


219. 


Hippolytus, 1268-82, 


262 


275. 


Andromache, 213-4, 


. 286 


220. 


Andromeda, . 


262 


276. 


CEdipus, . 


. 286 


221. 


Danae, . 


262 


277. 


Melanippe, 


. 288 


222. 


Hippolytus, 359-60, 


264 


278. 


Helena, 297-8, 


. 2S8 



Will 



CONTENTS. 



270. Selena, 804 5, 




WD 


[on. i7l» '.'1, . 


280. Electra, I LOO, 






M 


281. Blectra, 921 :, 






Heraclida 


282. Blectra, 089 7, 






Brechtheu . 


288. Blectra, 080 i. 






Brechthena, . 


284. Andromache, 1 '■:'•. ■ 






QSnomatta, 


285. Andromache, 177 BO, 


200 




Melanippe, 


286. Andromache, 181 -J. 


200 




Melanippe, 


287. Medea, m.s: '.». 


200 


B40. 


Dictyi 


288. Medea, L291 2, 


200 


841. 


I'.HI.K' 


880. Meleager, 


2Q0 


842. 


Brechthena, . 


200. Meleager, 


200 


848 


Blectra, 7:; :>, . 


201. Hippolytua, 412-7, 


200 


844. 


Antiope, 


202. Antiope, 


200 


846. 


Brechthena, 


208. Andromache, 280 78, 


202 


::t.;. 


Medea, 7i'., 


204. Andromache, 1270-82, 


202 


847. 


Dictya 


205. Alcestis, 800-10, . 


202 


848. 


Dictya, . . . . 


206. J-'.i.lus, . 


•_".»•_' 


840. 


Meleager, 


207. Alcestis, 478-4, 


202 


850. 


Dictya 


208. Alcestis, 288 '.'. 


202 


851. 


Medea, ->i\ 6, . 


200. Cress®, . 


2!' -J 


852. 


Helena, 041 :'-, 


300. Electra, 1052, 


202 


858. 


Fabula [ncerta, 


801. Electra, L073-4, 


202 


B54. 


Alcmason, 


:;<)•_>. Orestes, 802 L, 


•_".»i 


856. 


PhoeniaasB, 87 \ 5, . 


BOS. Orestes, 606 6, 


294 


856. 


Andromache, 61 


304. Medea, 268-6, . 


204 


867. 


[ph. Aulidensis, 


305. Alexandra, 


204 


858. 


GBneua 


BOO. BacchflB, 261-2, 


204 


850. 


(Enena 


307. Andromeda, . 


204 


860. 


Brechthena, . 


308. Electra, 343-4, 


294 


B61. 


JEgeua 


:;<i!>. Archelaiis, 


294 


862. 


Orestes, 542, . 


310. Hippolytua, 462-3, 


204 


868. 


Ii>n, 848-9, 


311. Orestes, 737, . 


294 


864. 


[ph. Aulidensis, 688-90, 


312. iEgeus, . 


204 


865. 


Aleiueeon, 


818. [phigenis Tanrioa, L082 


294 


366. 


Medea, 48, 


.".14. [phigenia Taurica, 1054, 


204 


867. 


Temenidas, 


315. Supplices, 40-1, . 


296 




Alopa 


B16. Medea, 40S-9, 


296 




[on, 1820, 


317. Iph. Aulidensis, 749-50, 


296 


870. 


Fabula [ncerta, 


318. Medea, 92S, . 


•_".'! 


:'.71. 


Ion, 307, 


810. [ph. Aulidensis, 1163, 


. 2'. Mi 


872. 


Hupplices, ll"i 


Danae, . 


290 


B78. 


Blectra, n<»:: 4, 


321. Pho?nissae, 355-k . 


206 


374. 


[ph. Aulidensis, 


322. Hippolytus, 480-1, 


■_)...,; 


375. 


Rhesus, 980 2, 


323. Hecuba, 974-5, 


290 


876. 


Andromache, 1 


-.via. Alcmaaon, 


. 


377. 


Bupplices, 361-4, . 


325. Fhcenix, . 


206 


378. 


Orestes, 684, . 


326. Andromache, 372-8, 


206 


379. 


Hippolytus, 424 


327. Fabula [ncerta, 




380. 


Fabula [ncerta, 


328. Bacchae, 953, . 


. 206 


:;M. 


Alcestis, 810, . 


329. GBdipus, . 


. 296 


382. 


Heraclidae, :'»27-8, . 


330. Helena, 820, . 


. 206 


383. 


Fabula [ncerta, 






384. 


Hercules Furei 


Concerning Domestic Kth'u 


S— 


885. 


Fabula [ncerf 


Kindred — Home. 




386. 


Andromache, 11 


331. Medea, 1090-1115, . 


. 29S 


887. 


Helena, 1288-0, 



CONTENTS. 



xix 



NO. P 

3S8. Cyclops, 14-15, 

Concerning Social Ethics and 
Social Phenomena. 



389. 
390. 
391. 
392. 
393. 
394. 
395. 
396. 
397. 
398. 
399. 
400. 
401. 
402. 
403. 
404. 
405. 
406. 
407. 
408. 
409. 
410. 
411. 
412. 
413. 
414. 
415. 
416. 
417. 
418. 
419. 
420. 
421. 
422. 
423. 
424. 
425. 
426. 
427. 
428. 
429. 
430. 
431. 
432. 
433. 
434. 
435. 
436. 
437. 
438. 



766-89, 



iEolus, . 

Hippolytus, 91, 93, 

Hippolytus, 95- " 

Ino, 

Supplices, 222 

Alcmaeon, 

Alcmaeon, 

Phaethon, 

Peleus, . 

Hippolytus, 411-2, 

Alcestis, 774-5, 

Medea, 54-5, 

Phcenissae, 1648-1 

Ion, 935, et alibi, 

Ion, 730-2, 

Alexandra, 

Alexandra, 

Antiope, 

Alexandra, 

Archelaiis, 

Fabula Incerta, 

Falso Citata, 

Thyestes, 

Dietys, . 

Andromache, 

Electra, 382-90, 

Electra, 406-7, 

Medea, 119-30, 

Melanippe, 

Hecuba, 379-81, 

Helena, 1678-" 

Ion, 239-40, . 

Phoenissae, 405, 

Alcmaeon, 

Alcmena, 

Alcestis, 601 

Alcmena, 

Hercules Furens, 1227, 

j£olus, . 

Alcestis, 540, 

Alcestis, 549-50. 

Medea, 659-62, 

Meleager, 

Electra, 1084- 

Medea, 618, 

Hecuba, 291-2, 

Fabula Incerta, 

Hippolytus, 261-6, 

Andromache, 985-6, 

Andromache, 684, . 

Hercules Furens, 292- 



314 

316 
316 
316 
316 
316 
316 
316 
316 
316 
318 
318 
318 
318 
318 
318 
318 
318 
318 
318 
318 
318 
320 
320 
320 
322 
322 
322 
322 
324 
324 
324 
324 
324 
324 
324 
324 
324 
324 
324 
324 
324 
324 
326 
326 
326 
326 
326 
326 
326 
326 



NO. 

440. Polyeidus, . ; 

441. Ion, 834-5, 

442. Phoenix, . 

443. Phcenissae, 461-4, . 

444. Hippolytus, 925-32, 

445. Hercules Furens, 1425-6, 

446. Archelaiis, 

447. Orestes, 804-6, 

448. Hippolytus Calyptomen: 

449. Medea, 521-2, 

450. Heraclidae, 458-9, . 

451. Heraclidae, 468-9, . 

452. Orestes, 665-7, 

453. Iphigenia Taurica, 665-7. 

454. Hercules Furens, 299-301 

455. Troades, 67-8, 

456. Orestes, 1155-7, 

457. Rhesus, 333, . 

458. Hercules Furens, 732-3, 

459. Phcenissae, 403, 

460. Orestes, 727-8, 

461. Orestes, 735, . 

462. Ion, 1334, 

463. Hippolytus, 253-9, 

464. Bacchae, 897-900, . 

465. Ion, 1045-7, . 

466. Jilolus, . 

467. Hippolytus, 693-4, 

468. Hercules Furens, 1223-5. 

469. Orestes. 454-5, 

470. Heraclidae, 881-2, . 

471. Heraclidae, 939-40, . 

472. Heraclidae, 965, 

473. Heraclidae, 99S-9, . 

474. Heraclidae, 1010-1, . 

475. Heraclidae, 1048-9, . 

476. Andromache, 1164, 

477. Supplices, 296, 

47S. Hercules Furens, 275-6, 

479. Andromache, 376-7, 

480. Cresphontes, . 

481. Hercules Furens, 1234, 

482. Fabula Incerta, 334, 
4S3. Orestes, 413, . 

484. Bacchae, 1040, 

485. Andromache, 958, . 



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332 
332 
332 
332 
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332 
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334 
334 
334 
334 
334 
334 



334 
334 
334 
334 
334 



Considering Political Ethics — 
Kingship — Noblesse — Slavery 
— Democracy — Freedom — Pa- 
triotism. 

486. Supplices, 410-25, . . 336 

487. Supplices, 429-55, . . 338 

488. Supplices, 744-9, . . 340 

489. Supplices, 238-45, . . 340 



CONTENTS. 



N<>. 




t VI 






TAtt* 


490. 


Rnpplices, •J<'.7 Tii, . 


840 


646. 


Archelaus, 




401. 


[on, 621 ::•-'. . 


842 




Helena, 726 7, 




402. 


Suppliers, 040 64, . 


842 


648 


Helena, 728 88, 




408. 


Suppliers, 5T26 80, . 


844 


640. 


Pabnla [ncerta, 




404. 


Suppliees, 606-10, . 


844 




Alexand< i 




406. 


Pleisthenes, 


::i 1 




Pabnla [ncerta, 




406. 


Suppliees, 233-7, . 


844 




Antigone, 




407. 


PhosnissaB, 606, 


846 








498. 


Alexander. 


846 








400. 

. r )00. 


[ph. Auli.leiisis, | p; 50, 

Peliades, 


846 
846 








601. 
502 


Hecnba, 204 :>, 

Orestes, '."'7 L8, 


846 

846 




1 




60S. 


Phoenisss, B68 • '>'>. . 


846 


664. 


Supple- 




604. 


Archelaus, 


846 








505. 


Brechtheus, . 


848 








606. 

507. 


Suppliees. 404-8, . 

Pabnla [ncerta, 


848 
848 


666. 


Supplie. B, 01 1 7. . 




508. 
600. 

510. 


Pabula I ncerta, 

< trestes, vi .>"> 7, 

Aulid. [phigenia, 13S5-0 


::*s 
848 
86 » 


— Sorrow — Joy — 7 


611. 


Dictys, . 


860 


Tl€SS. 




512. 


(Mvst.-s. 018-22, 


860 




Bellerophontea, 




513. 


Orestes, 696-701, . 


350 


."..-.7. 


Medea, LOO 208, 




514. 


Antiope, 


350 


558. 


[phigenia Tanrica, 688, 


::•'.♦ 


515. 


[on, B54-6, 


360 


559. 


[phigenia Tanrica, 721 


516. 


Kleetia, 682, . 


350 


560. 


Rhesus, 310 




517. 


PhomissaB, 406-7, . 


350 


661. 


Peleus, . 




518. 


Heraclidn, 423-4, . 


350 


662. 


(Enomaus, 


. 364 


510. 


Ion, 605-6, 


352 


66a 


Hecuba, 875 8, 


. 366 


520. 


Helena. 276, . 


352 


664. 


Hippolytus, 2 


. 366 


521. 


[phigenio Aulidensis, 22 


-7, 352 




[phig. Aulid. i. 


, 366 


522. 


[phigenia Aulidensis, 86 


5-9, 352 




Inll, '..71, 


366 


523. 


Hecuba, 26 1 7, 


352 


667. 


Andromeda, . 


366 


624. 


Hecuba. 1199-201, . 


352 


568. 


Andromeda, . 


. 366 


525. 


Pabnla [ncerta, 


352 


560. 


Orestes, 211-18, 


366 


526. 


Phoenissae, 1015-8, . 


352 


570. 


Orestes, 220-80, 


366 


527. 


Temenidaa, 


862 


.'. , l . 


Orestes, 282; . 


366 


528. 


Phoenix, . 


864 


572. 


[on, ::7s-so, . 


. 368 


529. 


Bnpplices, 813, 


B64 


573. 


Hercules Pun 


. 368 


530. 


Bupplices, 342, 


864 


574. 


Electro, 606, . 


368 


531. 


[on, 673-6, 


364 


576. 


Orestes, Bl 1 6, 


368 


532. 


Hecnba, 864-7, 


864 


576. 


Hippolytus, 701-2; 


166 


533. 


Auliil. [phigenia, 373-5, 


354 


.'.77. 


. 


368 


534. 


Medea. 640 60, 


864 




[phig. Tanrica, lii^ 2". 




535. 


Orestes, ni5, 


B64 


.'•7'.'. 


Bupplices, 468 4, . 


B68 


536. 


Orestes, 523-5, 


. 864 


5S0. 


Hercules Parens, 1291-3, 


537. 


Hippolytus, 088-0, . 


. 864 


681. 


Antiope, 


368 


538. 


Fabula [ncerta, 




5S2. 


llerelll. - 


368 


539. 


Philoctetes, 


. 866 




BeUerophontes, 




540. 


PhaSthon, 


866 


584. 


Andromache, B61, . 




541. 


Bacchae, 270-1, 




586. 


Pabula [ncerta, 




542 


Me. lea. 320, . 


B56 


686. 


Orestes, B40 L, 




543 


Melanippe, 


. 356 




Hecuba, 1226 7, 




544 


j£geUS, . 


. 356 


588. 


Hecuba, L288 I 




545 


[phigenia Taurica, 070, 


. 356 


589. 


Creephontes, . 





CONTENTS. 



xxi 



NO. PACE 

500. Alexander, . . .370 
601. Jlolus, . . . . 3T0 
592. .Eolus, . . . .370 
608. Hercules Furens, 305-6, 370 

594. Hippolytus Calyptomenus, 370 

595. Troades, 604-5, . . 370 

596. Iphigenia Taurica, 352-3, 370 

597. Andromeda, . . .372 

598. Alexander, . . .372 

599. Helena, 272, . . .372 

600. Telephus, . . .372 

601. Alcmaeon, . . .372 

602. Fabula Incerta, . . 372 

603. CEdipus, .... 372 

604. Orestes, 1552, . . 372 

Concerning Poverty — Money 
— Wealth — Rank. 



619. 
620. 



605. Phoenissa?, 597, 

606. Cressa?, . 

607. Electra, 1131, 

608. Medea, 561, 

609. Helena, 665, 

610. Supplices, 124, 

611. Andromeda, 

612. Orestes, 234, 

613. Alcmaeon, 

614. Antiope, 

615. Helena, 27, 

616. Antiope, 

617. Alexander, 

618. ^Eolus, . 
Bellerophontes, 
Philoctetes, 

621. Medea,. 964, 

622. Medea, 965, 

623. Ino, 

624. Electra, 427-31, 

625. Andromeda, 

626. Telephus, 

627. Danae, . 

628. Danae, . 

629. Pleisthenes, 

630. Polveidus, 

631. Heraclidse, 747, 

632. Helena, 417-9, 

633. Ereehtheus, . 

634. Phoenissa?., 439-40, 

635. Phoenissa?, 442, 

636. Polyeidus, 

637. CEdipus, . 

638. Cyclops, 312, . 

639. Cyclops, 316-7, 

640. Meleager, 

641. Theseus, 



372 
372 
372 
372 
372 
372 
372 
372 
374 
374 
374 
374 
374 
374 
374 
374 
376 
376 
376 
376 
376 
376 
376 
376 
376 
378 
378 
378 
378 
378 
378 
378 
378 
378 
378 
378 
378 



642. iEolus, . 

643. Fabula Incerta, 

Concerning Ambition— Covetous- 
ness — Selfishness. 

644. Phoenissa?, 504-6, 

645. Phoenissa?, 531-57, 

646. Phoenissa?, 524-5, 

647. Cyclops, 654, . 

648. Medea, 86, 

649. Peliades, 

Concerning Truth — Untruth- 
Hypocrisy — Talkativeness - 
Eloquence. 



PAOE 

378 
380 



380 
382 



382 
382 



650. 
651. 
652. 
653. 
654. 
655. 
656. 
657. 
658. 
659. 
660. 
661. 
662. 
663. 
664. 
665. 
666. 
667. 
668. 
669. 
670. 
671. 
672. 



Medea, 516-9, . 
Medea, 580-1, . 
Orestes, 236, . 
Hecuba, 1187-94, . 
Bellerophontes, 
Electra, 1355, 
Thyestes, 
Hippolytus, 955-6, 
Phoenissa?, 526, 
Phoenissa?, 469-72, . 
Aulid. Iphigenia, 1144-5 
Hippolytus, 612, . 
jEblus, . 
Hippolytus, 486-7, 
Heraelida?, 292-3, . 
Ion, 585-6, 
Orestes, 397, . 
Alcmena, 
Fabula Incerta, 
Hercules Furens, 236-7, 
Antiope, 
Dictys, . 
Fabula Incerta, 



382 
382 
382 
382 
384 
384 
384 
384 



384 
384 
384 
384 
384 
384 
384 
384 



Concerning Discretion — Folly — 
Caution — Silence — Talk — Hu- 
mility — Pride — Arrogance — 
Fame. 

673. Ereehtheus, . 

674. Antiope, 

675. Antiope, 

676. Hippolytus, 785, 

677. Hippolytus, 916-20, 

678. Ereehtheus, . 

679. Diotvs, . 

680. Baccha?, 902-11, 

681. Baccha?, 386-99, 

682. Medea, 807-10, 

683. Medea, 542-4, 



388 
388 



390 
390 
390 



XXII 



CONTENTS, 



NO. 












684. 


Andromache, Bl 1 




740. 


Hippolytus. 1111-0 


. 168 


085. 


(Edipus, . 


B90 


711. 


Phceni 


. 400 


CSC. 


Bfelanippe, 


B92 


742. 


Fabula [ncerta, 


400 


687. 


Fabula [ncerta, 


892 




Polyeidus, 


4C0 


CSS. 


Helena, 768 i. 




744. 


Hippolytus, 


400 


689. 


Fabula Incerta, 




7t.Y 


Fabula [ncerta, 


•01 


690. 


Phaethon, 




746. 


Fabula [ncerta, 


HI 


691. 


[phigenia Taurica, 907 s 




717. 


Fabula [ncerta, 


Mj 


692. 


Supplices, 459 61, . 




748. 


Fabula [ncerta, 


402 


69S. 


[no, 


::!••_• 


7 19, 


Rhadamanthusj 


m 


694. 


Alcmena, 


892 


750. 


1 1 . i i. Lidss, $00 l. 


Ml 


696. 


Auliilmsis [phigenia, 1 1 


84, 394 


751. 


Andromache, [89 90, . 402 


696. 


Antiope, 


894 




1. .ii. 680 7, 


. 404 


697. 


Antiope, 


394 




Hecub 


404 


698. 


(Edipua, . 


B94 


7:. 1. 


Troadi 


404 


699. 


Antiope, 


894 






404 


700. 


Orestes, 688-9, 


B94 








Till. 


Orestes, 640 L, 


::«.tl 




Concern i a <j Envy. 


To-.-. 
7<>:;. 
704. 
706. 
706. 
707. 


Cressae, . 
Hecuba, 627 8, 
Fabula incerta, 

Ion. 646 7. 
Medea, 598 9, - 

Fabula Incerta, 


894 
394 

390 
396 
390 


750. 

7 "-7. 
758. 
759. 

760. 


Phoenix, . . . 404 

Belleropbontes, 

Fabula [ncerta. . 404 

[phigenia Auliaenaig, 

Ino, . . .404 


708. 
709. 

710. 
711. 


Philoctetes, . 
Hippolytus, 465, 
Aulid. [phigenia, 979-80 
Rhesus, 488, . 


390 
390 
390 

396 


Concern inn Industry'— Permvet- 
ance — Resolution • 

Cowardice — War — At* 


712. 


Hippolytus, 517, . 


390 




^j"n i>. 




713. 


Fabula [ncerta, 


390 


761. 


Antiope, 


. 404 


714. 


Peleus, . 


390 


762. 


Archelaua, 


40C 


715. 


Seyrias, . 


390 


7C3. 


Archelatts, 


. 4M 


716. 


[phigenia Auli.l., 602 3, 


396 


704. 


Rhesus, 102-8, 


406 


717. 


JSolus, . 


396 


765. 


Cressaa, . 


406 


71^. 


PhcenisssB, 782, 


390 


766. 


Cressae. . 


. 406 


719. 


Troades, 384, . 


39S 


7.17. 


Brechtheus, . 


406 


720. 


Pirithotis, 


398 


768. 


[xion, 


. 406 


721. 


Fabula Incerta, 


398 


709. 


Licymnius, 


. 406 


722. 


(Eneus, . 


398 


77n. 


Antiope, 


Ml 


723. 


Rhesus, 382, . 


398 


771. 


[phigenia Taurica, 




724. 


Fabula [ncerta, 


398 


772. 


Archelatts, 


408 


Tii.'j. 


Andromeda, . 


398 


77.T 


Archelaua, 


. Ml 


726. 


Helena. 319-20, 


398 


771. 


Bellerophontea, 


. 408 


727. 


Telephus, 


398 


77*>. 


Helena, 852-4, 


. 408 


728. 


Fabula Incerta, 




77C. 


Rhesus, 245-8, 


. 408 


729. 


[phigenia Taurica, 1479 




iii. 


Archelaua, 


408 


730. 


[phigenia Aulidensis, 92 


1 1. 398 


77- 


Electra, BO l. . 


. 408 


731. 


Phoenissae, 267-8, . 




77".». 


Telephus, 


. 40S 


782. 


Temenid®, 




780 


Teraenidis, 


. 408 


733. 


Phoenissae, i 21, 




7-1. 


Fabula [ncerta, 


Ml 


734. 


Antiope, 


400 


782. 


< tlfstrs, r.;'4, . 


. 408 


7:;.".. 


Fabula [ncerta, 


4".. 




Electra, 010, . 


. 4<iS 


736. 


Biicch», 429-30, 


400 


784. 


Alopa, 


. 408 


787. 


Bacchse, 641, . 


400 


7-". 


Fabul 


. 408 


738. 


Phoenissae, 722-3, . 


4<>0 




. . 


408 


739. 


Fabula Incerta, 


400 


7-7. 


[phigenia Tai 





CONTENTS. 



NO. PAGE 

788. Temenidse, . . .410 

f89. Helena, 1151-7, . . 410 

790. Temenidee, . . .410 

791. Archelaiis, . . . 410 

79-2. Rhesus, 510-1, . . 410 

N>3. Eeraelidse, 684, . . 410 

794. Heraclidie, 722, . . 410 

795. Supplices, 849-52, . . 410 

796. Andromache, 693-698, . 412 

797. Hercules Furens, 162-4, 412 

798. Hercules Furens, 190-204, 412 

799. Phoenissae, 509-10, . . 412 

800. Phoenissae, 515-7, . . 414 

801. Helena. 950-1, . . 414 

802. Hypsipyle, . . . 414 

803. Helena, 811, . . .414 

804. Telephus, . . .414 

805. Phcenissae, 726, . . 414 

806. Phoenissae, 727, . . 414 

807. Phcenissae, 731, . . 414 

808. Phoenissae, 745, . . 414 

809. Phcenissae, 746-7, . . 414 

810. Phoenissae, 270-1, . . 414 

811. Fabula Incerta, . . 414 

812. Erechtheus, . . . 414 

813. Erechtheus, . . .416 

814. Heraclidae, 390-2, . . 416 

815. Phoenissae, 154-5, . . 416 

816. Meleager, . . .416 

817. Phoenissae, 599, . . 416 

818. Autolycus, . . .416 

819. Fabula Incerta, . . 418 

Concerning Medicine. 

820. Fabula Incerta, . . 418 

821. Fabula Incerta, . . 418 

Concerning Novelty. 

822. Cyclops, 250, . . .418 

Concerning Modesty. 

823. Hippolytus, 431-2, 

824. Erechtheus, . 

825. Orestes, 1162, 

826. Cresphontes, . 

827. Hippolytus, 106, . 



418 
418 
418 
418 
418 



Concerning Integrity — Righteous- 
ness — Justice — Fair-play — Re- 
tribution. 

828. Phoenissae, 499-502, . 420 

829. Antiope, . . .420 

830. Fabula Incerta, . . 420 

831. Electra, 953-6, . . 420 

832. Fabula Incerta, . . 420 

833. Fabula Incerta, . . 420 



NO. 

834. Hippolytus, 1047, . 


FACE 

422 


835. Bellerophontes, 


422 


836. Ino, .... 


422 


837. Helena, 1030-1, 


422 


838. Electra, 943-4, 


422 


839. Phoenix, .... 


422 


840. Hecuba, 1250-1, . 


422 


841. (Eclipus, . 


422 


842. Hecuba, 844-5, 


422 


843. Heraclidae, 179-80, 


422 


844. ^Jolus, . 


422 


845. Iph. Aulidensis, 1013, 


424 


Concerning Patience — Resigna- 


tion — A nger — Despair — Hope. 


846. Dictys, . 


424 


847. Theseus, 


424 


848. Fabula Incerta, 


424 


849. Fabula Incerta, 


424 


850. (Enomaus, 


424 


851. Alcestis, 1078, 


426 


852. Philoctetes, . 


426 


853. Temenidae, . 


426 


854. Protesilaiis, . 


426 


855. Ion, 1385-88, . 


426 


856. Medea, 319-20, 


426 


857. ^olus, . 


426 


858. Ino, 


426 


859. Antigone, 


426 


860. Medea, 1080, . 


426 


861. Auge, 


426 


862. Medea, 1018, . 


426 


863. Fabula Incerta, 


426 


864. Helena, 254, . 


426 


865. Fabula Incerta, 


426 


866. Archelaiis, 


428 


867. Hercules Furens, 101-6, 


428 


868. Helena, 339-40, 


428 


869. Helena, 346-7, 


428 


870. Fabula Incerta, 


428 


871. Protesilaiis, . 


. 428 


872. Ino, 


428 


Concerning Pity— Sympathy 




Kindness — Harshness. 




873. Electra, 290-1, 


. 428 


874. Electra, 294-6, 


. 428 


875. Auge, . 


. 428 


876. Orestes, 706-7, 


. 428 


877. Erechtheus, . 


. 430 


878. Iphigenia Taurica, 1472, 


430 


Concerning Education 




879. Falso Citata, . 


. 430 


880. Fabula Incerta, 


. 430 


881. Hecuba, 592-602, . 


. 430 



ERRATUM. 
P. 381, 1. 14 ; for equiposed read equipoised 



jESCHYLUS. 



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.EseiiYi.r.s. 



1. Atos 't'/Lepos OVK evOrjpdTOS ctv^Otj' 
irdvra rot (jiXeycOet k&v CT/COTO) 

fieXaiva £vv rv\a 

/lepoirecrcrt Aao/V 
7rt7TT€6 8' acrr/xzAes ot5S' €7rt vwtw, 
Kopvcjya A109 et KpavOrj irpdypa reXetov 
SavXol yap 7rpa7r[8u>v 8acr/aot re Teivovcrtv iropoi 

KOLTL&eLV a^pttCTTOL' 

LdTrreL 8' e/WtSoji/ 
d<£' v\pL7rvpyu)v 7rav<j)\eLS fiporovs, 
[iiav 8' ovTis l>07rAi^et 

rav aVoii/ov 8ai/xovtW* fxvrjfiov avw (frpovrj/id tto)? 
auro#ei/ l^tTrpa^tv epiras kSpdv<av ck// ayvwv. 

2. ToV Vlf69eV (TK07TUV €7Tl(TK07r €L. 
(j)v\aKOL TToXvTTOVWV 

ftporwv, ol to?<; TreXas TrpocnjptvoL 
StKas ov Tvy\dvovcnv Ivvopov 
pkvei rot Zrjvos lktiov kotos 
SvcnrapdOeXKTOS Tradovros oI'ktols. 



jESCIIYLUS. 



GOD. 

1. The will of God is hard to understand. The 
fortunes of men are enveloped in darkness ; but the 
darkness to Him is as the light of noonday. What- 
soever He shall have decreed, will most surely come 
to pass. The ways of His thoughts are as the 
passages in a wood thick with leaves, through the 
which one seeth but a little way. From His seat 
in the heavens He striketh at mortals to their de- 
struction. And no man lifteth up his hand to 
violence, unobserved of Him. Though His dwelling 
is far above, yet even from thence He looketh down, 
and punisheth iniquity. 



2. Have thru regard to Him that watcheth on 
high, and is the protector of the unhappy, such as 
come with supplication to their brethren, and fail to 
obtain justice. For the wrath of Him that heareth 
the cry of the suppliant abideth long, neither is it 
appeased by the sufferings of the guilty. 



i MSCUYLTJS. 

3. Ovk dyvoet Geos tovs Trap 1 rjfjuv dOktovi, 

OLOHTIV €V ^€l.fJH?)(rt V'aVTiX(s)V Slkiju 

o-TpofiovpeQ y ' 6i Si \pr) rv\€.7.v crbyrrjpi 
(r/iLKpov ykvotr dv cnrcpimTos /ikyas —vOjj.,jv. 

4. T i2 Zeu, irdrep Zeu, crov jilv aWtpos K/NXT09* 

cry 8' epy kirovpaviow re K<iv9f)(oir(<)v 6p&$ 
Xe(i)pyd Ku.dkfiiCTTa' crol S' ap\ <Z H<XT€p } 
kolI Qr)pi(av vpp&S re ko! Slkyj pAXet. 

5. AoAo/x^Ttv dirdrav Qeou rts' di/vyp ^-i/aros dAl5£«; 
tls o Kpanrvo) tto81 iriqSripaTOS €V7T€tol'S dvda- 

crcov ; 
<ptX6<^>p(j)v yap wapacraLveL flporlv eis dpKvas 

"Arae, 
To9ev ovk €o~tlv vtt€k ^rvarav dXv^avra (pvyelv. 

6. Geo? kv kolkolctl rav apayavov 
k(xk yaXeirds 8vas vTrepQ 1 oppdrmv 
Kprj pvapevav vecj)e\av opuot. 

7. Ata Gecov 7roA.tv vepopeO' dSdparov, 

Svapevewv 3' 6\Xov irvpyos d—oo-Teyet. 

8. T H TOL \pOV(0 7T0V KVpLU) T kv t)j'kpa 

Qeovs drt((i)v rts fiporuv 8ojcret Slktjv. 

9. 'Avrjp voptfov ovSapov Oeo»\ ~< V ' v/hv, 
kv rat? 'Avdyjoys Sikti'ois ~ot" e "fcrar 
A.rrcucri. TaTav Oiyxn'or tc irpo(TKVVU)V. 



jESCHYLUS. 5 

3. God knoweth that the miserable among men 
are tossed to and fro in trouble, like as sailors in a 
stormy sea ; but, if it be His will that we be saved, 
a great root shall spring from out a little seed. 

4. God, our Father, Thou art ruler in the sky ; 
Thou regardest the doings of the celestials, and the 
wickedness of men ; Thou dost look, Father, to 
the good and evil deeds even of the beasts of the field. 

5. What mortal man shall elude the craft and 
subtlety of God 1 who is he that with swiftness of 
foot shall overleap it ? for with soft words it draweth 
on mortals into the toils of destruction from the 
which there is no escaping. 

6. God can lift from off our eyes the darkest 
cloud of sorrow. 

7. It is by the help of the Gods that we dwell in 
a free city, and that our walls are proof against an 
enemy. 

8. He that slighteth the Gods shall in due time 
pay the penalty. 

9. He that in prosperity saith l There be no 
Gods,' shall one day be found within the toils of 
the Inevitable, and will lift up his voice to Earth 
and Heaven in prayer. 



G MSCHYLU8. 

10. "K(FTt KCMC TTToXiflOV T€ipOfA€VOtS 

f$b)fils ' A /> // (f*vyd(ri 
pVflOL f &at,fJLOV(i)V <rif3a?. 

1 1. Zeis Iittiv aWi]p y Zeis <$€ yv}, Zeis 8' orpavls 
rcat Zeis ra iravra } x u ' )Tl T ^> 1 '^ vircpTCpov, 

12. x I r evSijyope?,v rot to (rrn/i ovk 6iri<rrarat 

to Aeov, dAAa Tray eVos reAet it ore. 

13. "Evtfrrj/Aov ijfxap ov irpiirti KaK<iyye\<o 
yXuicrcrrj fiiawtiV ^(opls rj rc/ii] Gewv. 

11. Autos /3poTot(TLV aiTiav <f>vei Geos, 
oVav KaKC)crai Swpa 7ra/x7ryJ8ryv S-eA^. 

15. 0eocm;y^Tor ax 6 '- 

fiporo)v dri/JnoOev o")(eTai yeros' 
o-e/3ei yap oi't6S to oV'crc/^Aes Geo^. 

1G. Tpa^vs kgu 7rap ? kavrm 
to Sikcllov e'^et Zeus. 

17. Ot 7rpO(TKVVOUVT€S T1JV ' A8pOUTT€Lai> (TO<f)OL. 

18. KAret koAouvtos kou ~p6(ro)9ev tav Geos. 

19. Ba/JVS €7T€0~Ti Zrjvos Ik€(TLOV kotos. 

20. Ei'to/Dia^ai' rou IlaTpos Aoyoi-s fiapv. 

21. T Hrot 7roAe/xtos Seuvs os Geoi<s crefiet. 

22. Kpetcrcrwi' ye irvpyov /3a>/,ios, apprjKTOV (raKoi. 

23. "Attuvtczs €\6povs TWV Gewi/ ?)you ttA'ov. 



/ 



jESCHYLUS. 7 

10. The altar of God is a sure refuge even to 
men that flee from an enemy in battle. 

1 1 . God is sky, and earth, and heaven ; and God 
is everything ; and if there be ought further, God is 
that also. 

1 2. God cannot lie ; whatsoever He speaketh, 
that will He in due time briug to pass. 

13. See that thou pollute not a holy day with 
the bringing of evil tidings ; for that agreeth not 
with the honour due unto the Gods. 

1 4. When God is bent upon a man's destruction, 
He maketh him to deserve it. 

15. They, whom the Gods abhor, perish quickly 
out of the way ; for no one honoureth whom the 
Gods love not. 

16. God is stern, and administereth justice as 
seemeth right in His own eyes. 

17. They are wise that in the day of prosperity 
deprecate the jealousy of God. 

18. Though God is far away, yet He heareth all 
that call upon Him. 

19. The wrath of God is heavy upon him that ]/ ^ 
listeneth not to a suppliant. 

20. It is a terrible thing to slight the commands 
of the Father. 

21. That enemy is to be feared that feareth God. 

22. The altar of God is better than a tower, and 
is to the suppliant as an impenetrable shield. 

23. Make thou enemies of any rather than of the 
Gods. 



8 ASSCIIYLUS. 

24. Oi58ets 7recj)VK€ nXijv Aios y' kXevOtpos. 

25. Ov flVpV kv (TT€pVOt(TL Tpav/iar av Xafitov 

^vrjcTKOi Tt9, €t fifj rkp/ia avvrpkyoi fitov 
ov8' kv o-rkyrj rts ypevos 7rap J kcrrta 
<f)€vy€L rt fxdXXov rov 7r€7rpo)ii€vov fiopov. 

26. Ov rot crv, T<oSe xpw/ievos 8io s a<rKoiX.(i) y 
7T/305 Kevrpa kloXov eKTevet?, opwv OTL 
rpa)(vs fwvapyos ovS 1 V7rev9vvos Kparel. 

27. OvO 1 V7TOKXatli)V, OvO 1 V7ToXeLf3(DV, 

ovre 8aKpv(Dv, dirvpuyv lepiov 

opyas drevecs TrapaOkX^ei. 

28. Ov8' els av €K(j)vyoL ye rrjv Treirpu>ixkvi]v. 

29. Tk)(yrj y 'AvdyKtjs dcrOevecrrkpa fiaKpui. 

30. To rrjs 'AvdyKrjs 'ivr dSrjpLTOv cr8kvo$. 

31. Movos Qetov rot Qdvaros ov ftwptov kpa. 
OV& OLV TL ^V(OV oi>8' kiTivirkvouiv Xdflois. 
ovB 1 ecrn /?gj/x6s ovde TraaovL^erat' 
[xovov $e UeiOu) Aai/wvwv uirocrrarct. 

32. To popo-ijxov rot rov r kXtvOepov pevti 
koX rov 7rpbs dXXrjs SecnroroxipLtvov \tpos. 



JESCH1LUS. 9 

24. No one is free to do his own pleasure, sav- 
ing God alone. 



FATE. 

25. Though a man be wounded in the breast 
with wounds innumerable, yet will he not die, if 
his course be as yet unrun ; neither will one 
escape his appointed death, though he be sitting 
by his own fireside. 

26. If thou wilt follow my counsel, thou wilt 
not kick against the pricks ; for He that ruleth 
above is a stern ruler, and giveth account to none. 

27. Neither by lamentation, nor by offering, nor 
by tears, wilt thou soothe the exceeding anger of the 
Powers whose sacrifice is untouched of fire. 

28. No man shall escape his appointed lot. 

29. Ingenuity is far weaker than Necessity. 

30. The might of Necessity is a might invincible. 



DEATH— THE EUMENIDES— THE HYMN OF THE EUMENIDES 
—MURDER— SHEDDING OF KINDRED BLOOD -REMORSE- 
RET ALIATION- RETRIBUTION— EXPERIENCE. 

31. Alone of the Gods, Death desireth no gifts • 
neither wilt thou gain him over by sacrifice or liba- 
tion ; he hath no altar, nor is he honoured with the 
singing of hymns ; and on him alone of all divinities 
Persuasion hath no power. 

32. Golden lads and lasses must 

Like chimney-sweepers come to dust. 



10 JEBCHYLVS. 

33. Kctvov fiovov o/Jt' 6\/3i(rai xpeiov. 8s av 

fJlOV reXevn'jirij y lv €V€OTol ( I^X,j. 

34. [IaiTCOS ap 1 6KTIV Ol Kara yOuvhs 0coJ 
Xafieiv dfxeivnvs \epirlv y p^edtevat. 

85. '12? ov Sikgucos QavaTov eyOovo-i fiporol, 

0(T7T€p /ley' eCTT io.fJLd TO)V 7ToXXo)V K(lK0)V. 

3G. Movos (TV, OdVaTe, ra)i/ avqKeartov kcj.kmv 
tarpos' dXyos &' ovoev a/rrerat veKpdv. 

37. "Os /xt) iroOel (rjv /cat ^avetv ^eSot^' a/xa, 
TOi/8 1 oi're ptpveiv dve/xos ovr eKirXelv hi. 

38. To rot ^-avetV eXevOepovrai (jaXatdKriov KaKwv. 

39. TV 7TOT€ KdXoV ffiv fitOTOV OS Xv7TaS (fjepet \ 

40. Biov irovqpov S-dVaros evKXeecrrepos. 

41. ©aveti/ /SpOTOLcn 7rrjfJLaT(i)v aTraXXayr). 

42. ^AttAous rts oi/xos ecr#' 09 eis Ai'Sou (f>epeL. 
43 rtyro/xei/atcrtF ec/>' a/xiv eKpavdrj 

aOavarmv aireyeiv ^epas, oi>Se tis ecrTt 

cr-u^Satrcop peraKotvos' 

waXXevKWV 8e 7T€7rAa)y apboupos povva erv)(6rjv' 

Siopbdnov yap elXopav 

dvarpoirds' orav' Aprjs TiOacris (*v (fatXov eXrj, 

eirirovws Stopevat Kparepuv ovra izep opois 

pavpovpev veoaipov. 

HwevSopLeva S' dcjyeXetv rcvd rdcrSe pepipvas. 

Oeuv 5' dreXetav epaicrt Xltolls eiriKpaivciVj 

parfb^ els dyKpMTiv lX0e.lv — 

Zevs yap atparo^vprov izdv eOvos ToSe Xecr^as 



JBSCHYLUS. 11 

33. Hold him alone for happy, that shall have 
ended his days in prosperity. 

34. More ready are the Gods below 
To catch a grip than to let go. 

35. How unjustly do men abhor Death, seeing 
that He is the healer of all sorrow. 

36. Thou alone, Death, art the healer of 
sorrow ; for anguish cannot lay hold upon the dead. 

37. He that hath no desire for life, and is withal 
afraid to die, is as a mariner that careth not to stay 
in port, and feareth to put out to sea. 

38. It is Death that liberateth from distress and 
trouble. 

39. Wherein is it a good thing to cling unto a 
life that is fraught with trouble ? 

40. To die is nobler than to live on in iniquity. 

41. Death unto men is the liberation from 
trouble. 

42. It is a road without a turning, that leadeth 
to the grave. 

43. To me and to my sisters this lot was given 
at our birth, that we should hold aloof from the 



12 MSCHTLUS. 

d§ aTrrj^iAocraTO — 

pdXa yap ovv dXopAva dvtKaOev ftapvirarTj 

Karac^pu) 7ro8uS OLKflOLV — (T(j>aXepd yap Taw- 

Spopois 
KO)Xa — 8v(j(j)npou drav 

fio£<u t dvofxov Kal pAX' V7T* alOkpi crepval 
TttKO/xevat Kara yav pxvvQovviv drip-ot 
d/xerepcus e</)oSois /zeAavei/xocru', opyijvpoh r 

€7TL<fi96vOlS 7To86s. 

Ul7TT(j)v 8' ovk oi&ev too vk dfypovi Xvp.a' 

TOiOV 67TI KV£(^aS dvSpl pVO-OS 7T€7TOTaTat, 

kolI Svofapdv rtv' d^Xvv Kara Soj/xaros avodrai 

itoXvvtovos cadres' 
/xevet yap' evprjyavoi 81 Kal reXeiot. KaKujv 

T€ pLV7]pL0V€S. CTC/XVat 

Kal 8vonrapv i yopoi /3pOTOLS, 

drip? arUra 8to/x€vat 

Xd^r] Qetov 8iyoo-TarovvT 

dvaXto) AdVa, 8vo~o8ott a tiraXa 

8epKopL€VOLo-L Kal SvcroppaTOLS 6pu)s. 

Tt's ovv TaS' ov\ antral re /cat SeSoiKei' ftpOTtov, 

ipiov kXvcov ^reo~pov 

TOV pLOLpOKpaVTOV €K 0€o3v 

8o6ivra reXeov ] eVi 8e pLOi 
yepas TraXaiuv^ ov8' 
dr tpias Kvpto, Katirep V7rb \66va 
rd^iv 'i^ovcra Kal 8vo~dXiov /cv€c/>a§. 



JUSCHYLUS. 13 

immortals, and that none should sit with us at 
banquet. And white raiment is never on our limbs ; 
for we choose the ruin of a house, whensoever a 
kinsman falleth in domestic strife ; we pursue the 
murderer at full speed, and, be he never so strong, we 
wither his strength while the blood is yet fresh upon 
his hands. And we desire no other Power to inter- 
meddle with these matters, and we keep the blood- 
guilty away from the arbitrament of the Gods ; for 
the Father will not be entreated of such as have shed 
blood. And the proud thoughts of men that rise up 
to the stars are humbled and laid low, when we 
draw near in our black raiment, with the measured 
tread of our avenging feet. For from afar we swoop 
down with a heavy leap upon the guilty, and though 
they run with speed, we trip up their footsteps and 
lay them in the dust. And when a man is now 
a-falling, he seeth it not in his blind foolishness ; for 
a mist, engendered of crime, danceth before his 
eyes, and in his dwelling a thick darkness abideth. 
For we, the dread Sisters, are quick to anger, and 
we execute vengeance ; we forget not the wickedness 
of the blood-guilty ; our gloomy rites are celebrated 
apart, and in darkness, and are abhorred of the 
living and the dead. Who is there of mortals that 
is not rilled with fear and reverence, when he heareth 
of the lot assigned to me of the Gods ? My honour 
is of ancient days, although my dwelling is in the 
darkness under ground. 



14 /ESCHYLU8. 

44. Ewv8iJcaioj riooucO' i 

tot //-€r Kavapas YCtpas irpoviixovi* 

orris &f>€pTT€l fiTjiis d<l> riUL&V. 

acivrjs o 1 ai<3va ototYvc^ 

turns 8' aAirctfv 

X&pas (f>ovlas ImKpvirret^ 

pdprvpes opOal rotcrt S-cii'oPmi/ 

rrapoytyvopevat irpaKTOpes cu/zaros 

ai>T(£ TeAeoj? tcj>dvr]fJi€V. 

45. '0 Kvpcras fSapecov TOVTtav 
ovk ol&ev odzv TrXrjyal [iiorov 

to, yap ck 7rpoT€po)v d-XaK'/jp.ard viv 
7rpos TacrS' aVayet, ariy&v r oXeOpos 
teal /xeya c^wvovvt 
e)(9pais opyats dpaOvvec. 

46. Meya rot SiWtcu 
TTori't 'E/nvi>s 7rapd r ddavdrois 
tols ^' vttu youav, 7re/)t r' dvOpwiroiv 
cf)avepQ>s reXkios 8icnrpacr(rov(riv 
Tots /xer doiSds, rots S' a? 8o.Kpvo)V 
(3lov dpfiXto—lv Trapkyov&ai. 

47. Tovto rot Aa^oN Scavrata 

MoTp' t7T€KXo)Cr€V epL7Te8o)S 6^(€IV, 

SVvaTtov roTcm' avrovpytai £vfl7r€cru)criv pdraioi. 
rots o/xaprefr, o<pp J uv yur vrreXOy &ava>v 8' or* 
ayay IXtvQtpos. 



JSSCHTLUS. 15 

44. We sisters are judges of right and wrong. 
Against him that hath clean hands our anger 
moveth not, and he passeth his days in peace ; but, 
when a transgressor staineth his hands with secret 
blood, we espouse the cause of the slain, and avenge 
upon his murderer the shedding of blood. 



45. He that incurreth the anger of these sisters, 
evil falleth upon him, and he knoweth not whence it 
cometh. For the sins of his fathers drive him into 
their hands, and, though he call never so loud, a still 
and sure destruction brin^eth him to nought. 



46. The Lady Erinnys is highly esteemed among 
the Gods in heaven and the Gods beneath the earth ; 
and with her sisters She is seen to execute her will \s* 
in her dealings with men, for to some She bringeth 
joy and singing, and to others a life of darkness and 
sorrow. 



47. Remorseless destiny hath assigned unto the 
Sisters this eternal duty, that they should pursue 
after the murderer of a kinsman until he be dead, 
and buried under ground ; and even in death he is 
not freed from their pursuit. 



1G 4SSCIIYLUS. 

48. Tlopdovjikviov [xlv Ik 86[l(OV to>v ^rj/xdrtav, 
yevoiT av dXXa ktt](Tlov Aig$ yaptv 

Koi, yXtocrcra ro^evcro.cra fir) rd Kafpta, 
yevoiTo /jlvOov fivOos 9.V ^eXKTi'jpios' 
O7T0)5 8' ofxaifxov aljia /jl-ij yeinjirerac, 
Set Kapra §vclv koi irtdtlv ^e^.Krrjpia 
Qeoio-L 7ToXXols 7roAA.a ? Trrjfiovris a/co?. 

49. "Oi/ei cn> /<et rts aAAos ry Xirev ftporiov 

rj Geov 7) £evov rtv dcre/^wv i) ro/ceas cf)i\ovs, 
tyovQ 1 tKacTTCV rrjs StK'qs kird^ia. 
Meyas yap " AlStjs karlv evOvvos fiporow 
evepOe xdovos, SeXroypd^co 8e irdvT e7ra>7r£ 
cppevi. 

50. At' atfJLar kKiroOkvd 1 vwu \9ovos rpo^ov 
titols <j)6vos 7T€7rr]yev ov ScappvSav. 
^\iaXyr)s dra 8ia<j)€p€L rbv aiTiov 
7ravapK€Tas vocrov f3pve.iv. 

QtyOVTL 8' OVTl WfJL<t>LK(x)V €()G)AtW 
CtKOS, TTOpOL T€ 7TaVT€S €K /ZiaS 6SoV 

/3a[vovT€S rov xepop.vcrq 
cfyovov Kadaipeiv tacn fxarav. 

51. MeAavcuyis ovk 
elcri 86/jlovs 'Eptvvs, orav Ik x*P<*>v 
Qeol ^va-cav Se^wvrat. 

52. 2ra£et kv virno irpu KapSlas 
fjLvrjcriTnyjuDV 7rovos. kou 

Trap aKOvras i)X9e croj^povetv. 



jESCHTLUS. 17 

48. When money is stolen from a house, other 
money may come, if God so will it ; if a word be 
spoken amiss, another word spoken may set aright 
the matter ; but, for fear kindred blood be spilt, 
there is need of prayer and sacrifice, to keep away 
the stain that cannot be wiped out. 



49. If any man sin a sin against Gocl, or against 
a friend, or against a parent, he shall assuredly meet 
with his reward ; for the Ruler of the underworld 
is the Judge of men, and on the tablet of His 
heart all our deeds are written. 



50. When blood hath been spilt upon the ground, 
there remaineth a stain ineffaceable that calleth for 
vengeance. As for lost maidenhood there is no 
remedy, so all the rivers of the world will not 
wash away blood. 



51. The gloomy Erinnys entereth not his house, 
from whose hand the Gods receive sacrifice. 



52. Even in sleep the heart throbbeth with the 
memory of sin, and repentance cometh even to the 
obdurate. 

B 



18 .ESC11YLUS. 

[)?>. AJfia \afidl SvcrayKOfJLKrrov 

TO 8i€f)OU 1T€OOI \Vfl€VOV Ob\€TOLi, 

54. 'Av^pos 3' €7retO(xi^ (ilji avcunracrn govts 

a7ra£ ^avoyTos, ov ns €ctt' avdcrrafrts". 

55. Tt Si] Xvrpov 7T€(70VTOS CUfMLTOS 1TC& 

56. 7 Av#' aifxaros ra Trayr' dy e.Kyeai<$ /jAtyjv. 

57. Tov7rt yai/ 7reo~ou U7ra£ ^avacrifxov 
irpoirdpoid' dvSpus fxeXav ou/xa Tts dv 
irdXtv dyKaXerrair' eiraelSuiv j 

58. Tckvov, (ppovtjpa rov ^avovros ov oVt/xdfei 
7rvpos fxaXepd yvdBos, 

(jxiLvei S' vcrjepov opyds' 

(Worv^erai 8' 6 S-v^ctkgov, dvacfxiiveTai 8' 6 /3Ad- 
7rra)V. 

59. Toi5s rot ^olvovtols el ^eAets evepyeretv 
?/ kcu KOLKOvpyecv, d/xc/>i8e£i(os €\€l' 

ois y' oi>T€ yatpetv, ovre XvireicrOat 7rdpa' 
rj/JLUjv ye fxevrot Ne/xecri? ZcrO' vireprepa. 

Kol TOV ^(LVOVTOS 1] AiKij 7Tp<i(T(jei KOTOV. 

60. 'AvtI /xev e^Opas yXaxTcrrjs e^Opd 
yXtocrcra reXeccrOo)' rovcf^eiXo/xevov 
7rpdo~(Tovo-a Alki] Liey' arret' 
dvrl Se TrX-qyqs foveas cfroviav 
irXiqy^v rtveroj' Spdaavri TraQelv, 
Tpcyepujv jxvdos rdSe <^Ki>V€&. 



jESCHYLUS. 19 

53. Blood that hath been spilt on the ground is 
gone for ever, and may not again be gathered. 

54. When once the dust shall have drunk blood, 
the breath is sped and cometh not again. 

55. What atonement can be made for blood spilt 
upon the ground ? 

56. To atone for the spilling of blood, all that 
thou wouldest spend were spent in vain. 

57. When once the blood of a man hath fallen to 
the ground, who by incantations shall gather it 
again 1 

58. my child, the funeral-pyre quencheth not 
the spirit of a murdered man, but after death he 
manifesteth anger ; and the dying man maketh his 
moan, and the murderer is brought to light. 

59. It matters little whether thou shouldest 
desire to favour or to injure the dead. They feel 
neither joy nor sorrow ; but vengeance remaineth 
after death, and Ketribution executeth a dead man's 
wrath. 

60. ' Word for word, and blow for blow :' so 
saith Justice, when she calleth for payment. It is \ 
an old saying, that, as thou doest, so shalt thou be 
done by. 



20 MSCHYLUS. 

61. 'FtCTTt vSfJLos rot cjyovcas crrayovas 
Xy/ilvas k$ ircSov aAAo irpoo-airtlv 
alfxa. 

62. 'J^irMTKOTre'i Sikols poiri) 
Tayela rou? p\v kv c/>a€t, 

TO. (T kv fJL€Tat)(flLiO CTKOTOV 

[xkvei xpovi^ovT ayr] /3pv€L" 
tovs 5' (LKparos e^€t vv£. 

63. 'Opa Ai'/cry cr' avavSos ovb' opojfxkvrj' 
evSovrt /cat crrei^ovTL /cat Ka9rjpei'(o 
k£f)s OTratjzi Soyjuov, dXXoO 1 vcrTepov 
ovS' eyKaXvirrei Nt>£ /ca/ctos elpyacrpkva' 
6o~a 8' av 7rot7^5, v6pi£ opav Secvuv Tivd. 

64. Ovk €<ttlv kiraX^is 

TtXoVTOV, TTpoS KOpOV dvSpl 

XaKTicravTL /xeyav At/cas 
/3w/xov ? €t9 a$dVetav. 

65. Mv8(ov tls karri rcuv AiftvcrriKtov Xoyos. 
irXr]ykvT drpaKTco ro£i/cw tuv aleruv 
etVetv, tSovra pi^avi^v Trreow/xaTO?, 

TaS'* oi>>( i>tt' dXX(x>v uXXd tols olv-lov ttt^o's 
dXiCTKOjiecrOa. 

66. Ou roFs kcikols to 8pd/ia tov TrdQovs TrXkov. 

67. Apacravrt 'S/Jttoi' /cat Tra^eTv dc^etAerat. 



uESCHYLUS. 21 

61. It is the law that blood spilt upon the ground 
should call for other blood. 

62. Upon all transgressors vengeance alighteth ; 
to some it cometh in the morning quickly, to others 
at noon-day, and to others in the dark midnight. 

63. Justice, silent and unseen, beholdeth thee: 
when thou sleepest, when thou goest on the way, 
and when thou sittest down, She is either beside 
thee, or behind thy back. Night cannot conceal 
wickedness that hath been done : whatsoever thou 
shalt do, be sure that there is One terrible that 
seeth it. 

64. If a man shall lift up his heart to despise the 
great altar of Justice, all his wealth shall not save 
him from perishing utterly. 

65. There is an old Libyan fable, that an eagle, 
struck with an arrow, saw the winged portion of 
the shaft, and said : 'I am killed with feathers 
from my own wing.' 

66. Whatsoever of evil wicked men shall do, even 
so much shall they be done by. 

67. Verily he that doeth shall be done by. : 



22 yESCIIYLUS. 

68. "Ot'€t8o5 -)"]K€L dvr 0V€l8o\ 

cf)€p€i TiS <I>'()ovt\ Iktivci 8' KCUKW 
fLi/ivec 0€, iai'jjlvovtos €V XpOVto AtU9, 
iraO^lv TuV COfcawa, 

GO. KaJCOlS TOV e\0pov avTa/iecfiecrOat VpCCOK. 

70. 7 H Tap' hpplfav rovs v[ipi(pvra<; \p€iiv. 

71. Ta irdOi) /idOos ^X €i - 

72. IToAXa /xev Ta rpzfai Setva SeLfl&TtoV ^X 1 ?? 
irovrtai t' ay/<aAat KVto8aA.(oi' 

dvratcDV 

/3poro?(TL' irXdOovcri kol 7reSai)(jJLioi 

XafiTrdSes TreSdopoc, 

irravd re Kat 7reSo/3d/jiova Kave/ioevriov 

aiyi8a>v (ppdcrat kotov 

dXX' v7T€proX/JLOv dvSpbs (fypoY'i-jfAa tl<$ Xiyoi 

kol yvvaiKiov (f>p€o~lv rXa/jiovayv 

wavroXfJiovs 

epwroLS draicri (rvvvofiovs fiportov \ 

73. Tts aA/<a ? 

Tt? €(fxxfJL€piu)v dprj^Ls \ 

oXtyo8pai'i( L i uklkvi 

Icrovecpco to </jcoto)1> 

aAaov V€VOS efi—eTroSicrTai' ovTrore ^variov 

ray A109 dpfxoviai' dvSpujv Trape^iam fiovXai. 



jESCHYLUS. 23 

68. Angry word is given for angry word ; him 
that plundereth shall another plunder ■ him that 
slayeth shall another slay ; and, so long as God 
abideth, he that doeth shall be done by. 

69. It is right to deal with one's enemy accord- 
ing to his wickedness. 

70. Him that dealeth injuriously thou mayest 
requite with injury. 

71. Experience teaches. 



MAN— HUMAN LOT-VICISSITUDE— CHANCE-ERROR. 

72. Many terrible things doth Earth nurture 
in her bosom ; many creatures terrible to man doth 
Amphitrite hold within her arms • consider also the 
lightning that gleameth between heaven and earth, 
the flying birds, and the beasts of the field, and the 
anger of tempestuous winds. But who shall fully 
tell the daring spirit of man, or of woman % or the 
passion of desire that dareth all, and is linked with 
sorrow % 

73. What help can come from mortal men 1 they 
are blind and feeble, like as the forms one seeth in a 
dream. The counsels of man shall never outdo the 
will of God. 



24 JSSCBTLUS. 

74. Iu> (ipoTtia —pay/iar' evrv^oui'ra fiev 
(TKLUL Tt? av Tpexlttev 61 Se SvOTVYOl, 
fioXals vypiixriTMv (Tiroyyas uiXartv ypa<f>r)V 
koll ravr €K€lv<j)V puXXov oiKTclpw iroki, 

75. Bporot 7roAu7roi'ot 5 X al P €T \ €V kokoZs fytcu?, 
4 /V XV v SiSoVtcs f)$ovy kvS rjfjiipav. 

o)S tois S-avoCcri 7rAo(rros outev (tf^cAct. 

7G. 'Ev 7toXAw XP^'V 

rd //€V Tts av Ae^eiev €ij7T€tojs e'x etl/ > 
tu S' aire KaTR/xo/z^a* ti? Se irXrjv 0e<ov 
airavr (XTnjfxojv rbv 81 aicovos x/ 30 ^ 01 ' j 

77. T H Tot 7roAi;7rdvcui/ aidA' dv0pa)7ro)v KaKti 

7TOVOV 8' iSoiS &V OvSa/XOV TOLVTOV 7TT€pOV. 

78. To tol fiporetov uirepix tyl/iepa cfrpovel, 

KOL 7TtO~TOV OljSet/ fldXXoV 7/ KriTTVQV (JKLOL. 

79. TtVcucTKe rdv6pa)7reta fxrj o~e/3e6v ayav. 

80. Ilpds (xAAot' aAAov mjpovrj 7rpocri£ai/€i. 

81. Karacj^Oicret 8f)6\ ovtrep av <j>v(Tij, Ti'x^. 

82. t Afxaprdv€i rt Kat crcxfiov o~o</>cut6/5os. 

83. OTkov fiaXovcra \lrj<}x)<; ihpOuicrev fxta. 

84. Tijxa. fJ-epoTrtov v-pX a Kat Tcp/ia, 

(TV Kat (TO<j)LaS TL/AOLV 

j3poT€toL$ €7rW7]Ka<; epyots' 

kolI to 7rAeov kolXov vy ncafCGV e#c crkOw 



jESCHYLUS. 25 

74. Alas for the lot of man ! if he be prosperous, 
a breath may overthrow his prosperity \ if he be 
unfortunate, the memory of misfortune is wiped 
away like as a mark by a wetted sponge ; and this 
latter case I do esteem more pitiable than the former. 

75. Ye men, born to trouble, gladden your hearts 
even in misfortune, and give over yourselves unto 
the pleasure of the hour ; for riches bring no advan- 
tage after death. 

76. As the years go by, some days bring happi- 
ness to man, and some bring misery • but happiness 
abideth with God only. 

77. Misery is as a bird that never for two days 
hath his feathers of one colour. 

78. The generations of men think thoughts of 
vanity, and are fleeting as the shadow of a shade. 

79. Reverence not overmuch the things that 
appertain to man. 

80. Misery sitteth at one time beside me, and 
at another time beside my neighbour. 

81. Chance may unmake whom Chance hath 
made. 

82. Man, at his wisest, is liable to error. 

8 3. The casting of one pebble hath been the sav- 
ing of a house. 

84. Chance, with men thou art beginning and 
end ; thou puttest repute of wisdom on mortal 



26 JMCIIYLUS. 

a T€ X^P i<; ^ f V X7ret ircpil <rai/ 

7TT€pvya )(pv(T€av' 

kolI to t€(jl 7rXao"Ttyyt 8o#ei/ 

fj.aKapto-TOTarov TtXeOer 

(TV 8' afiayavias 

iropov eiSes kv aXyecrc, 

kolI Xa/JLTTpov c^aos ayayes 

ev (TKOTto, 7rpo(f)€p€<TTaTa 0€(5v. 

85. Koivov tu^j yvw/Jirj Se rcov KeKT^/xeVwv. 

86. 'Qs eK8iSd(TKet irdvO' 6 yrjpdcrKiov \povos. 

87. XpoVos KaOaipei 7rdvTa yqpd<TK<j)v o/jlov. 

88. "Hfirjs to yfjpds k(TTtv iv&LKiorepov. 

89. c H/3a y' act rot Totg yepovcrtv ev fiadelv. 

90. Totcrtv yepovcrtv d)S Bidder KecrOai fiapv. 

91. KaAoV ye /cat yepovTa pavOdveiv o-ocf)d. 

92. rwatKOS a ^XW ^peTreL, 

7rpb tov cjxivevTos X^P iV ^uvcuiwcu* 
7rt0avbs ayav 6 ^rjXvs opos e7rti4/j.eTai' 
TayyTropov, dXXa TaxvfJLOpov, 
yvvatKoyrjpvTOV oXXvtoll kAcos. 

93. M^t' €V KdKOLO-L fXTfT €V €V€CTTOl <f>t\y 

£vvolkos etrjv rw yvvaiKeuo ykvw 
KpaTOvara pXv yap ov^ 6/mXt]tov ^pdcros, 
Seicracra 8' olk<& /cat ttoXu irXiov kclkov. 



jESCHYLUS. 27 

doings ; more good than evil cometh from thee ; 
grace and beauty shine upon thy golden wings ; best 
of all gifts is what thy balance bringeth ; thou dis- 
coverest a pathway in inextricable trouble ; thou 
brin gest light in darkness, thou best of all Goddesses. 
85. Luck belongeth to every man and no man ; 
but he that getteth discretion hath it for his own. 



TIME— AGE. 

86. Time teach eth everything. 

87. Time destroyeth everything. 

88. Old age is juster than youth and vigour. 

89. It is never too late to learn. 

90. How hard it is for age to learn ! 

91. It is an honourable thing for an old man to 
give himself to instruction. 



WOMAX— MARRIAGE— LOVE-PASSION— CHASTITY- 
PURITY— MODESTY. 

92. Woman-folk will give thanks before ever a 
favour is assured ; they are over credulous, and the 
tales they scatter are easily born, and as easily die 
away. 

93. Neither in prosperity nor in adversity would I 
live with women- folk ; for, when they hold rule, their 
insolence is intolerable ; and, when they are downcast, 
they bring mischief on a household and a city. 



28 JSSCHTLUS. 

94. llws ovx) Tavaktofia ylyverai irikpbv. 
avSpas yvvatKwv ovvetf alpd£ai iri8ov\ 

95. 'II irpos yvvaiKtov faifiaTovfxwoi \6yoi 
ircoa/xrtoc ^piovKovcri. &vn<TK0VT€s pirn v. 

96. Ov rot yvvai^lv epya ra^ojQev /xeAei. 

97. ^H Kilpra 7rpl<s yvvaiKos a"p€<T0ai recap. 

98. Ovtol yvvaiKos kcrriv l/ieipav pdyj]S. 

99. J H crocks, y (ro<jjis 09 

Trpioros tv yvco/ia roS 1 €/3d<xracre KOU yXiiMnrn 

8iepvOoX6yrj(T€V, 
to? to K-qSevo-at kolQ j kavrov dptcrTevei /jjiKpco, 

KOLL pi)T€ TWV 7rAoUT0> 8ta0pV7TTO/X€VOJU 

prjre tiov yevva ptyaXvvopkvojv 
ovra ytpvi] Tav €pa.(TT€V(rai ydpojv. 

100. II cos av yapcov aKovcrav clkovtos Tru~pu<; 
dyvo? ykvoir av ] ovSe //.?/ f v AtOOV ^ai'wv 
<i>vyrj paraiwv alrcas, 7rpd£as rdSe' 

KaK€L SiKa^ei TdpTr\aKipw.6\ w? \6jos, 
Zeus dAAos kv Kapovaiv iVrdras 8iku.<$. 

101. Ew/y '(ttlv avSpl koll yvvaiKL p.opo-i'/i.'ii, 
opKov re pel^ov rfj Alien tf>pdvpovfi€vq. 

102. Tkpetv O7rcopa y* evcj)v\aKTO$ ovSap.ios' 
kolI irapOeviav ^AtSaTcrtv evpopcjiois €7tl 
ttols rts 7rape\9u)V opparos ^reXKTrjptov 

TQ^tVp €77€//l/€l', IpkpOV VLKloptVOS. 



jESCHYLUS. 29 

94. For woman's sake if man be slain, 
'Tis mickle pay for little gain. 

95. Fears by women spread about, 

Like sparks mount up, like sparks die out. 

96. Woman's work lies all indoors. 

97. It little takes to raise a woman's heart. 

98. From strife and contention woman should 
hold aloof. 

99. It was a wise man that first laid down the 
rule, that a man should marry according to his 
station ; and that whoso worked to win his bread 
should mate himself neither with luxury and wealth, 
nor with pride and nobility. 

100. How can he be pure that marrieth a woman 
against her own and her father's will ? he that doeth 
it shall not escape punishment even in death ; for 
we are told that there is another God among the 
dead that passeth on these sins a sentence from which 
there is no appealing. 

101. Wedlock is a state preordained of Destiny, 
and its obligations are more binding than an oath. 

102. The tender bloom of maidenhood is as 
luscious fruit within a garden, needing high walls 
of defence ; the which whoso passeth by would fain 
steal away. 



30 sESCIIYLUS. 

103. II/)o tiov i.iru.L(T)(U)i' ^prj \6y<av Sdicvtw trrofxa, 

104. , Ji7ro(f>6tvei to rdpfios Iv Y/DOWi) BpOTois. 

105. 'Ep£ /x€i/ dyvos Oi'pai/os Tpoxrai XOova, 
e/)a)9 5e Tttiai/ Aa/x/3dvet ydp.ov tv\€lv 
opfipos S' d/r' ci'i/acvTos OrpavoO 7IWOJV 
c'Avcrc Fatal/' 07 8e tlkt€to.l ftporols 
firjXiov re /Jocncas /cat /3toi/ A'q/j/rjTpiov' 
OevSpots 8' oiruipa rov votl(ovtos yd/iov 
TeAeios 60Tf tgji> 8' "Epcos TrapatTios. 

106. EvpL<f)€peL <TiD(j>pOV€LV V77u CTT€VU' 

TLS $e [A'q&ev kv 8Ut 
KapScav dva(TTpe(fy(i>v 

y 7ToAlS /SpOTOS ^ 6p,Ol(OS €t' 0.1/ CTe/?Ol AlKOLV \ 

prjr 1 avapKTOv /3iov 
ftf]T€ Seo-iroTovpievov 

alveonjs' iravrl /xecra) to Kpdros Geo? iTirao'CV, 
dAA' dAAa 8' l<j>opevei' 

£vfJL[JL€TpOV 6" 67TOS AcyO), 

Avo"o~e/3ias /xev "Yf$pcs tzkos €TV/iu>s* 
€K O iryieias 
<j)pevo)v 6 irddiv c/nAos 
/cat 7ToAt;€i;ktos "0\/3os' 
I? to 7rdv 8e o-ot Aeyco, 
/3(Dfxov at'Secrat AtKas* 

pySe vtv K€p8os l8u)V d6eco 7ro5i Ad£ drurijs' 
7roLvd yap e7T€crTar 



jESCHYLUS. 31 

103. Bite thy lips or ever thou speak words of 
impurity. 

104. As years roll on, modesty waxeth ever faint 
and fainter. 

105. Earth below and Heaven above 

In marriage-bonds are join'd of Love ; 

From bursting cloud the pregnant rain 

Falls gently on the willing plain ; 

And from Earth-mother's womb are born 

Fleecy sheep and yellow corn ; 

All fruits of Autumn claim their birth 

From parentage of Heaven and Earth ; 

Deep underground and high in air 

Is Love ; and Love is everywhere. 



RIGHTEOUSNESS- JUSTICE- -IRRELIGION— INT EGRIT Y— 
CONTENTMENT— RESIGNATION— SORROW— SYMPATHY 
—KINDNESS. 

106. When the heart is void of fear, how can 
state or mau reverence Justice 1 Therefore, com- 
mend the life neither of one who is a slave, nor of 
one that is unsubject to rule. God favoureth a 
middle estate, but outermost ones he regardeth 
with displeasure. Outrage and Disobedience are 
the children of Unrighteousness ; but from Discre- 
tion is born Prosperity beloved of all. In a word, 
I do counsel thee, man, that thou reverence the 



32 JSSCSTLUS. 

KvpLov fi.kvei rcAoff. 

II/7o$ T<1<)€ tl<; TOK€(i)V (refias er Trportuiv 

/Cat £€l'OTlflOV$ 
€7TL(TTf)0<l>ns 0<S)fiaT<OV 

atSo/Aci'os Tts ecrTW 

€/aov 8' uVay/cas aT€/) 81/0x109 o*v ow avoXfios 

larac 
7rav(i)\eQpos 8' oi>7tot' <xy yevoiro* 
tov avTLToXfiov 8e (£a/zi irapfidrav 
ra 7roXAa 7ravT6(fyvpr y dyovr avev Slkols 
/3tata>9 £l>i/ xpovq Ka9rj(T€LV 
Aat(/)09, OTav Xd/3r) 7r6vos §pavo/JL€vas Kcpcuas" 
KaXet 8' d/couovras ovScv er /xecra 8vo-7raA.ei Te 

Stva" 
yeXtt 8e Acu/ztuv €7r' dVS/n ^ep/Ko, 
ruv ovttot av^ovrr t,8u)V d/xa^arot? 
Suou? Aa—aSiw oijcS' virepQiovr itcpaV 
8i' cuwvos 8e ror ?rptv oXfSov 
€p[JLaTL 7rpocrBaXcov Alkols loXct olkXcivu-tos. 
aicTTOs. 
107. To Svccrefies rot 

pera fxlv irXtiova tlkt€l, afar'- pa 8' cikotci 

y'zvvcy 

OlKiOV 8' ap' €V0v8lKli)l' 

kolXXl—olis 7t6t[jlos dec 

c^tAet 8c tikt€lv "Yfipts per TraXata ved — 

{ovorav kv kolkois fiporuyv 'Yfipiv, 



jESCIIYLUS. 33 

altar of Righteousness ; that thou turn not thy face 
to covetousness, nor kick the altar with impious 
foot ; for the penalty will follow of a surety at the 
appointed hour. Wherefore, let a man duly reverence 
the rights of parenthood and the duties of hospitality. 
He that is righteous herein of his own will shall 
not be destitute of good luck ; and assuredly he shall 
never come to utter destruction. But he, that trans- 
gresseth and disregardeth all, shall in due time 
founder in deep waters, when trouble shall fill his 
sails, and break the sail-arms on the mast. Then 
in the midst of eddying waters he calleth aloud, 
but there is none to hear. For God laugheth the 
sinner to scorn, when he seeth him minished and 
brought low, and unable to clear the promontory of 
Sorrow : and after a while the sinner runneth the 
vessel of his prosperity upon a sunken rock, and 
unlamented perisheth out of sight for ever. 



107. Wickedness is the mother of many children, 
and the children are like unto herself. But the 
children of Righteousness are happy and beautiful. 
Old Sin engendereth young Sin, fraught with misery, 
when the hour is come, and the accursed Power, Reck- 
lessness, with which there is no dealing ; the source 
of ruin to a house ; a child like unto its parents. 
But Righteousness shineth in smoky dwellings, and 
honoureth integrity of life. And the gilded habita- 
c 



34: jESCIIYLUS. 

TOT 1} t69\ OTOLV TO KVpLOV p>6Xrj y 

veapov cfyvovo-a kotov, 

Aaifiovd re rai> dfiayov, dwoXe/JLOv, dvUpov, 

Gpacros, pkXaivav p.tXdQpoiviv "A Tav, 

elSofxevav TOKevcnv. 

Aiko, Se Xapirei pev ev SvcrKairvois Sfo/zacrtv. 

TOl> 8' tVOLLO-lfJLOV TL€l f}lOV 

to, xpvo-oirao-Ta 8' eSeOXa o-vv 7rlvtp yipuw 

7ra\tVTp67rots 

6ppao~i Xi7rovo~\ ocrta 7r/)ocre/3aA.e, bvvafxiv ov 

crefiovcra ttXovtov 7rapdo-r]pov atVw. 

108. Ol)K €</>a Tt9 0601'S fipOTUJV 

d^iovcrOai peXuv 
ocrots d9iKT0)V X a P i<s 
iraToiO'' 6 8' oi'/c €i'cre/3^9. 

109. Orav 7TOt' 'Io-^ls crv£uyaj(rt /cat At/cry, 
7rota £wa>/)is T^crSe KapTepcoTepa j 

110. "Ey Tot PpOTOLcri Kav Oeois 8eiv?) 7T€Aei 

^ TrpovTpoirolov /xtJvis, ">)V tt/)o8(os cr^' ckujv. 

111. 'H T06 At/07 TOJV £vfJL[ld)(CL>V VTTtpWTaTtl. 

112. At/xard? Icttiv rj dptTrj <Lvla. 

113. "AXyrjtrov rjirap ZvSlkols ovetSecri' 

tols o~(ocf)poo-iV yap di'TtKevTpa ylve-ai. 

114. Nopovs iraXaLOVS pi] KaKats lirtppoal^ 
kiriKaiveT' rjv yap fiop/36ptp paTrjv vSoyp 
XapTrpov pidivijs, ov~o9' evoqcrets ttotov. 



jESCHTLUS. 35 

tions of the unclean she leaveth behind with averted 
eyes, and maketh her way to the dwellings of the 
just, and careth nothing for wealth that is branded 
with infamy. 

108. There was one who said that the Gods 
deigned not to concern themselves with such as 
trampled upon the holy things ; but he that said so 
was a man unholy. 

109. When hand in hand go might and right, 
Can link be forged to clasp more tight ! 

110. When one adjureth thee by heaven, his 
wrath is terrible with Gods and men, if thou do 
willingly neglect his adjuration. 

111. Eight is as a buckler to such as are upon 
her side. 

112. Integrity is well bought, though life be 
spent in the purchase. 

113. Prick thy conscience with deserved re- 
proaches ; for these unto good men serve for goads. 

114. Alter not ancient customs with meddlesome 
innovation : if thou troublest clear water, thou wilt 
lose thy drink. 



3G SESC1IYLUS. 

115. T H 7rov to fikXriiTTOv hni T(i7n']p.ai'Tov, (iVtc 
Ka7rapK€.iv 
ei) Trpairi§u)v XayovTa. 

11G. Ou rot Qeois c/kAoo-toVgos kirtvKTtov, 

ovt eV /xaratot? Kaypiots TroKpvypa&tv' 
ov yap tl fxaWov /zr) <j>vyr)S to Mo'/)0"t/xov. 

117. 'AvSpiGy dp 1 4cttlv IvSlkojv T€ Kai CTOC^OJl/ 

lv TOT? KOLKOLCTL /ITj Tedv\k&<jQ<Xl 060^. 

118. 'H KapT dvdyKT] irrnxovas fipoTols <$>epuv, 
Gecov 8i86vtu)v. 

119. B/dotwv ye Tot? voarovviv eaTL roc jXvkv 
to A.oi7rov aAyos 7rpov^€7ricrTa(j 6 'at Topa>s. 

1 20. ^H Tap' ay etr/ Kpeicrcrov etcra7ra£ ^aveiV 
77 Tas a7rao"as i]fxepas 7racr)^€iv kolkujs. 

121. Avirrj y dfjucrdos Tots [3poTOLS ^vvkpiropos. 

122. To T06 KOLKOV 7TO$(x)K€S €p\€Tai [3pOTOL<$. 

123. 'EAa^pov, octtls TTiyiv.Tuv e£o) iroSa 
€^€t, irapaivelv vovdzrelv re rov /ca/vtos 
7r/)ao-o-oyTa. 

124. Ovk, avrus et ye Si;crTi>;)(to, tou8' Dvycica 
^eAot/x' ay J)? ttXu&tolwi 7r?;//ova? Tv^etv. 

125. Mr) 'Aey^e tov ttofoiW, ecru) KaOij/ievos. 

126. Ttov Svo~ti;^ot;i/tcl)v y evfxaprjs arraAAay/J. 

127. 02 617 orerayuoi rtCi Trovcur Kov^'xrpara. 



jESCHYLUS. 37 

115. Better than a too perilous prosperity is the 
absence of misfortune, and contentment linked with 
discretion. 

116. Beseech not thou the Gods with tears and 

groans, 
And suspirations of vain, angry breath ; 
For none the more wilt thou escape thine 

hour. 

117. In the hour of his adversity, a wise and 
good man will feel no anger against the Gods. 

118. When Gods send evil, man must bow. 

119. Some little comfort 'tis to know, 
In midst of woe, the end of woe. 

120. 'Twere better far at once to die, 
Than live long years of misery. 

121. Pain is a courier, asking no pay ; 

We 5 d be rid of his face, but he will not away. 

122. Run thou with never so nimble feet, 
Sorrow, thou 'It find, is twice as fleet. 

123. Profuse are all in good estate 
Of counsel to th' unfortunate. 

124. In sorrow 'tis some joy to see 
Neighbours and friends from sorrow free. 

125. When by thy fireside seated, safe and warm, 
Upbraid not him that buffets with the storm. 

126. We give to Misery a welcome cold, 

But grasp her by the hand, to say < Adieu.' 

127. Lamentation lightens pain. 



38 JESCUYLUS. 

128. Qapo-ec ir6v&5 yap atcpls OVK e^ct \p6lT0V. 

129. 'Avijp ayavo<f>p(ov kcu fwpcov ireiralrepos, 

130. '11 T(X7T0K\av(raL Ka7ro8vpa<r0ai tvycw 

€VTaut9\ o7T?^ /xeAAet r/5 o"<rarOai SaKDV 
7rpo? 'nov /<AuoyTtoi', a£tav Tptflijv ex 66 * 

131. Tot? i'jCTO-OCTLV TOL 7TaS Tt? CVVOLULS c/)€/)€t. 

132. ^eu tou £waAAacrcro vros opvtQos fjpoTOts 
Slkcilov dvSpa rotcrc 8vo~o~ef3€(TT€pots' 

kv TzavrX irpdyti 8' ecrQ' o/ztAt'as ko.k?}<; 

KdKlOV OvSeV Kap7TUS OV KOfM(TT€OS' 

V 7 a P £vvt<rf3u.s ttXoiov evcrefirjs dinjp 
vavroLLCTL ^repjiOLS /cat iravovpyiq. rivl 
oAcoAei/ dvSpidv crvv ^eo7rrvo~r(o yevet, 
rj £vv 7roAtrat9 dv8pd(rtv Slkclios o>v 
kyOpo^ivois re Kat Qetov dpLVij/xoorL, 
ravrov KVp'/jcras Ik§'ikw$ dypeiyzaros, 
7rA^yet5 Qtov /zacrrtyt 7rayKotva) } 8d.fi-)]. 

133. "0 Tot KaTaAtTTwy eureKvov 7raTrjp cnropdi', 
ovtos y dp J ov rkOvrjKev ovSe irep ^ai'tuV 
7rai8es yap dvSpl kXtjSovos crcorv/ptot 
^avoVrr c^eAAot 8' cos ayovcxt 67/CTVor, 

TUV €K /3v9oV K\0)(TT?]pa CTCO^OVTCS AtVoV. 

134. To rot t€k6vt(i>v crtflas, 
rpiTOv to& kv S-ccr/ziots 
AtKtx? ykypairrai /jLtyio'TOTi/JLov. 



jESCHYLUS. 39 

128. Sharp pain is short pain. 

129. A ripe mulberry is sweet; but a man of 
gentle temper is sweeter. 

130. 'Tis sweet to tell one's tale of misery, 
When they who hear will w r eep in sympathy. 

131. Our wishes aye go with the weaker side. 



COMPANIONSHIP— CHILDREN— PARENTAGE— KINDRED 
—DOMESTIC ETHICS IN GENERAL. 

132. How sad a chance it is that doth ordain 
That goodness should be link'd with wicked- 
ness ; 

For partnership in ill is as a tree 
Whose Autumn fruit pays not the gathering ; 
A good man, when he ventures forth to sea, 
With evil messmates sinks beneath one wave ; 
And, in a state, when honest men are leagued 
With such as fear not God, nor honour man, 
One common ruin comes, and swallows all. 

133. When that a father leaves good sons behind, 
Though he be dead, his good name is alive ; 
His children are as floats upon a sea, 

And he is like a net beneath its waves ; 

The net is sunken deep, but yet not lost. 
134. There be three laws of Kighteousness ; and 
of the three is this one, that thou do honour thy 
father and thy mother. 



40 JSSC1IYLUS. 

135. Aetvov to kolvov virXayyvov. 

136. "0/z/xa rot 8o/xa)i> vo{ll£o) 8eo-7T(jTov irapovaiav. 

137. KafCOfrS 0/nAc5v 7ra/s StodcrKeTai KaKci. 

138. To o-uyyeves rot Setvov ?/ SV o/x/Ata. 

139. KeKoAA^Ta/. yevos irpo(ra\pai. 

140. To crvyyeves ecravayKa^et. 

141. Aet ttoXltos y^apfiar avrcStSovai 

KOiVO(j>eXei Siavoia, 
/cat o~Ti>ye/V /xta <ppevt. 

142. To /x^r' avapyov /jlt]T€ SeanroTovfxtvov 
dcrroLS 7repLCTT6\\ov(TL fiovXtvo) o-e/Jetv, 
koX fxrj to Seivbv irdv 7rdAea>s ego) fiaXeiv 
Tts yap SeSoLKOJS fxr]8lv 'ivSiKos fipoT&v ; 

143. ITe7ratTe/Da rot Mo /pa tt;? rvpavvtSos. 

144. ^euyovTes avSpes eX-irlSa? crirovfievot. 

145. 'Ap^atoTrAotVcoi/ Seo-Trorwv ttoXXtj \dpts. 

146. A eo)5 /car' 'Apx^? Kapra rot c^tAarnos. 

147. EiJ7r/)a£tav ecj^vcrev rj ITet^ap^ta. 



JESCHYLUS. 41 

135. Common motherhood is a tie that bindeth 
fast. 

136. The presence of the master giveth light to 
the whole house. 

137. From evil mates a child can learn but ill. 

138. Kindred and company bind close and fast. 

139. Blood is thicker than water. i/ 

140. Sang oblige. 



LAW— ORDER— SLAVERY— EXILE— KINGSHIP— OBEDIENCE 
—PATRIOTISM-TREACHERY. 

141. The sharers of one common state 
With one accord should love and hate. 

142. With equal fear good citizens should dread 
To own a lord, or be without a head ; 

If Law and Fear be banished in disgrace, 
Chaos and Outrage will usurp their place. 

143. 'Twere better far to die, than live a slave. 

144. On hopes alone poor banish'd men do live. 

145. Must I needs serve, I would serve one 
Whose sire were richer than his son. 

146. When all goes ill, we people fling 
Blame on the shoulders of our king. 

147. Obedience is the mother of Prosperity. 



42 jESCIIYLUS. 

148. *H rcua M.'/jTT]p cjiiXTarr] ira<r£)V Tpo<f>6$' 
f] yap veovs epTrovTas evjitvel 7re6V>, 
diravra 7ravSoKovcra 7raiSeias orkov, 
lOpkxlar olKi<TT?)pa<z dvTrLSrjcfiopovs, 
oiro)s yeviovrac 7rpls Sopus 7tl(ttoI )(pko$. 

149. *Hv fJL€V KOlXojS 7rpOLTT(i)lJL€V, dlTtOi OeOlT 

-i)v 8' avr a7rp6(j/co7ro9 ns ifl7ri<Tfl TV\rj 1 
€v9vs y av"Apx<b)v ets tto\v<z Kara tttoAik 

VfJLVoW 1 VTT 1 (1<JT(JJV (jypOt/lLOLS TToXvpp60oi%. 

150. ^rjfirj ye 7rdvrrj SrjjjioOpovs p^kya crOkvei. 

151. Tois 7r/Do8oTas rot picretv efxadov, 
kovk ecrri vocros 

ttjcf^ f]VTLV J dirkiTTVCTa fxaXXov. 

152. Ilacr^etv kcikcus 

i\9pov V7T J kyOpuv ov&ev decKes. 

153. Noc^otjLC , av ? et v6cnf]jxa tovs ixOpovs crrvye/Y. 

154. To 7r5/) (fiiXtfo-as, Tpdye, ykveiov ojXecras. 

155. Ou rot 7tot t av vairnys rts Is 7rpu)pav <j>vy£)V 
irpv/JLvrjOev evpoc firj)(avfjv o-a>T?;/nas, 

veto? KafJLOvcrrjs 7tovti(o 7rpls Kv/xart. 



jESCHYLUS. 43 

148. Our country is the dearest nurse of all ; 
When we upon her soil were creeping things, 
She reared us with a gentle mother's care, 
And gave us shield to bear and lance to 

wield, 
That we might prove brave sons in hour of 
need. 

149. In happy hours, God's praise we sing ; 
In hours of ill we blame the king. 

150. Vox populi, vox Dei. 

151. I have learnt to hate traitors ; for there is 
no vice so loathsome as treachery. 






ENMITY— FRIENDSHIP. 

152. There is nothing unseemly in an enemy's 
receiving hard usage at the hands of an enemy. 

153. May I be mad, if mad it be 

To hate the man that hateth me. 

154. Leave foes alone ; and give thine heart 
To such as will like love impart : 

The silly goat, so have I heard, 

Once kissed the fire, and lost his beard. 



COWARDICE-DESPAIR— COURAGE. 

155. The pilot, that in hour of need 

Shall leave his helm to wind and wave, 
Will reap a coward's fitting meed, 
And ruin what he seeks to save. 



44 JSSCIIYLUS. 

156. Kooyzov /lev dv8pls ovtiv av rpicratfi lyw, 
ov8' eA/v07roid ytyverar, ra cnlj/iara' 
Xd(j)OL Se kio8iov t ov 5d/a over' dvev 8opos- 

157. KaKou it pis larpov \ttiv is voo~ov riva 

7T€CTOVT d6v/JL€LV OV& *X €iV a VTOV 7TQT€ 
€Vp€lV OTTOLOIS (jjappOLKOLS laCTLJAOS. 

158. ^rjfJLT] TLS l(TTl TOVS XvKOVS KpUCTO~OVS KVvC)V 

ciVar fivfiXov 81 Kap7rls ov Kparel wrdyyv. 
1 59. , Av8pwv ivovrwv tpKOS acrc/xzAes 7roA€i. 

160. 'Av8pos y' aKopurov \^p Op$ rb 8pdo-ijxov. 

161. Ov rot kolkos y b's dpyos Ictt alor)(po)v [xovov. 

162. UoXXol ye fiporwv to 8okziv etvai 
7rpoTiovo-L, Slktjv 7rapa/3dvTes' 

tw 8vo~77payovvTi 8' liria'Tevd^eiv 

7T0LS TLS €TOl[AOS, 8r)yjJL(L 8t Xv7TT]S 

ov8ev e<£' 7]7rap rrpocriKvetTai' 
koll ^vyyalpovcriv 6jJLOL07rpen-€is 
dyeXacrra irpoo-wira /?ia(o/xevor 
octtls 6" dyaObs 77pof3aroyvo)p(ov ) 
ovk eo"Ti Xa9e.lv ofJLfJLara c^cotos, 
t<x 8okovvt evef^povos e/< Stavoia? 
v8apet cratveiv <\>iX6rr)Ti. 

163. Ovk eo~0' oVcos Ae£ou/zi tol \fev8rj kolXol 

is rbv 7roXvu cj)tXoto~L Kapir over 9 at yjyovov. 

164. Ovk l/nrXtKOVT cuViy/zar', dAA r d7rA(J Aoya), 

SlKCUOV icTTL TTpbs <£lA<WS OiytLV CTTO/ia. 



JSSCHYLUS. 45 

156. The shield-device of gallant foe 
And helmet-plume are empty show ; 
What from a stalwart hand I fear 
Is smite of sword or prick of spear. 

157. Despair is a sorry physician. 

158. The wolf is fiercer than the hound ; and the 
stalk of the papyrus gives poorer food than the corn 
(i.e., an Egyptian cannot vie with a son of Hellas). 

159. Bold hearts are better than stone walls. 

160. Note well true valour ; you will see 
A tongue fast-bound, a right arm free. 

161. He is no coward that fears but to do wrong. 



FALSITY— TRUTH— FRANKNESS— ACCURACY— APPEARANCE 
AND REALITY— OATHS. 

162. The sympathies of many men are only skin- 
deep ; they lament over the sorrowful, but they feel 
no sorrow ; they laugh with the merry, but their 
hearts are void of merriment. But whoso is a dis- 
cerner of men will detect the faces that wear the 
fawning looks of a thin and watery friendship. 

163. Profit based on lies will turn to loss in the 
end. 

164. Not quibbling quirks, but simple speech, 
True friends should deal in, each with each. 



46 sESClIYLUS. 

1G5. KepSoS TTpOTtlVOVT 1 €XT d7TOCTT€p€LV KOLKOV. 

1G6. M?y rot (Wetv apiOTO?, aAA' eiVcu ^VeAe. 

1G7. OvSei/ dyyeAwv crOevos, 

d>S aiTuV aiVwv avra 7r€v9ecr9aL izkpi. 

1G8. 'Act 7700' a7rAa ttJs 'AXrjQeias &TW. 

169. 'Ectto) f3ef3aio<; upKos, t]V vevcrys povov. 

170. 'AiraTrjs SiKatas ovk dirocrTaTei 0€os. 

171. "OpKois ra fir) StKaia prj vlkolv Aeyw. 

172. Ou crvvOkrinv Aoywv rts atcr^tojv voVos. 

173. To 7TpOK\v€LV, 7Tplv ?J 

Viyevotr' ai' '/yAi'crig, irpoyaipkrw 
tcrov 8e to TTpocrrevd^eiv. 

174. To rot ro7Ttt^tv toC o-a</>' a8eVat cY^a. 

175. Oi'K dvSpos opKot tticttis, a A A' opKiov dvrjp. 

176. 'OpyrjS {eovcrrjs elcrlv tarpol Aoyot, 
lav Tts eV KOLtpuj ye /zaA^dcrcn; Kea/5, 
kcu /xt) acfypLywvTa ^s-v/xov Icryvaivy /3ta. 

177. Mt) 7t/)o9 "Ar-ijs ^rjpaOevres 
ptpifrjo-Qe Tv^rjVj pirjSe ttot ti—rjO' 

d)§ ZeL'9 I'/Xa? €t? ttTTpOOTTTOl' 



jESCHYLUS. 47 

165. A promise made is a debt due. 

166. Be, rather than be thought, the best. 

167. If thou would'st tidings understand, 
Take them not at second-hand. 

168. Truth speaketh words of plainness and sim- 
plicity. 

169. If thou should'st promise by a nod, 
Be it as thou had'st sworn by God. 

170. To words of deceit, spoken with honest in- 
tent, God is not averse. 

171. The swearing of an oath maketh not right 
of wrong. 

172. Equivocations are as foul as lies. 

173. Hasten not to learn evil tidings ; sorrow 
never comes too late. 

174. c I guess' is no cousin to ' I know.' 

175. An oath gives not credit to the swearer, but 
the swearer to the oath. 



CAUTION— DISCRETION— WILFULNESS— OBSTINACY— PEIDE 
—CONTENTION— WINE. 

176. A soft word turneth away wrath. 

177. When thou art overtaken of distress, 
Throw not the blame on Circumstance, nor 

say 
That God hath cast thee blindfold into 
trouble. 



48 JESCHTLU8. 

178. Ov S?jO' V7r€p<j)c\) \)vi)T()v ovra \pi] <f>pov€iv 
vfipts y y 'p l^av6ov(T Itcdpirwr* (rrdyyv 
UTrys, oQev 7rdyK\avrov 6^d/xa ^€/)05. 

179. kvQa&ia rot roT (j)povovvri fir} KaXS)$ 
avri] kolO' avTTjV OvSevbt fl€iOV (rOevec. 

180. Olkol /lei'tiv Set ruv kolXws eiSatfiova, 

kou rov Ka.Kois irpicrcrovra kcli tuvtov fiive.iv. 

181. Zevs tol KoXacrTijs tojv vTTtpKoiriDV dyav 

cfrpOVlJ/JLULTLOV 67re(T7LV, €vO\VOS pdpVS. 

182. Accr/xos StSd(rK€iv at' Tt vrjcrrtSes Svat 
tar/)o/xavret5 ego^wrarat (f>pevC)v. 

183. Tuv tjfiunrbv 

ra)(ea>s 6 /xeyas KarairiveL. 

184. T H /Japv (fjnprjfx' av6p(D7ros €VTV\wv acfipuv. 

185. 'Act y' eVea-TO) /cAtts eVt yXwcrcrj (f>vXa£, 

186. To, fjLrjSev (L^eXovvra \li) 7TOV€i fiaTrjv, 

187. '0 XP' l l cri l i ' € ^tos, °^X ° woXX 1 et8w5, crowds. 

188. Qpaavcrro/xeLV 8//t' ov irpeirei rovs ijcrcrovas. 

189. 'Eptg irtpalvti p.v6ov v&TaTrj 0ewi>. 

190. Tow 8/5W i/tos eo-Tt /cat to fiovXevcraL TT€pi. 

191. Mo>/3ov SeSoiKe Kapra Trvpavarrov /xopov. 

192. IT/D09 Kti'Tpa fxrj XaKTi^e. fir) Trra/cras fioygs. 



.ESC II YL US. 49 

178. Let not thy thoughts o'erleap humility ; 
For he that sows in pride shall reap in tears, 
And in his barns shall garner misery. 

179. Weaker than weakness is perverse self-will. 

180. When all goes well, keep safe at home ; 
And stir not out, when ill days come. 

181. God is a chastener of swelling thoughts, 
And reckoneth strictly with the proud of 

heart. 

182. Prison bonds, water and bread, 
Will put sense in a fool's head. 

1 83. If by the basin stands the cup, 
The bigger drinks the lesser up. 

184. A lucky fool for weight will make 
A load the camel's back to break. 

185. Keep thy lips with a key, that they speak 
not foolishness. 

186. Waste not thy strength on that which pro- 
fiteth not. 

187. Not he that knoweth many things is wise, 
But he that knoweth what 'tis good to 

know. 

188. Bridle thy tongue in presence of thy betters. 

189. Strife and Contention have long tongues. 

190. Look before you leap. 

191. The giddy moth, poor silly thing, 

Flew round the flame, and burnt his wing. 

192. Kick not against the pricks. 

D 



50 /ESCHYLUS, 

1!)3. Kdroirrpov cffovs \a\ic6s t<rr\ olvos St vor. 
L94. Tcov toi fiaraaav avSpacrtv (fypovrjfxariav 
i] y\«)(T(r a\rj(h)S yiyv€Tai KaTqyopos. 
L9S. A ()€t 7raf)(Di' (fcpovTtfc fi-ij 7rapo)v turns. 
\\)i\. A'iopLS €iwv uaAAov n tro<f>os kolkwv. 
1 ( ,)7. 'Aet to crtyav €<rn <f>apfiaicov f3\a/3rjs. 
198. M?) rot's Qeovs KdXovcra fiovXtvov KOKtoS. 
L99. YXojcrcnj paraf.a fcqpia irpocrrpifitTai, 

200. Aojpoi' fieyio-rov Qeov to pi] kolko)s <f>p0V€iv. 

201. Ka^is or K€i<Xij(rei fiiov ev KVpTjcras. 

202. 'Opyrjs pdraioi y J euriv atrial Xoyoi. 

203. ^S\aOov(Jiv av8(o, kov paOovdi XijQo/ut.i. 

204. Ke/)8t(TTOV eu (frpovovvra //,?/ (f>poV€lV 8oK€W. 

205. MdA.fi Tot t«j ras 7roAAa? vyieias 
aKopecrTov reppa' vocos yap 
yeiroyv oporoi^os epei'.er 

KOI 7TOT/X09 €vdv7TOpO)l' 

dvSpls eVatcrev 
dcf)avTOV eppa' 
Kal TTpo plv tuv XprjuaTiov 

Krrj(ricov oyKov [iaXbiv 
(rfav&ovas owr' tvperpov. 
ovk <e8v irpoiras Sopos 
7T>//xova9 yeptov ayn.v. 
oi'S' eTTorrto-e (TKoufros. 



dBSCHYLUS. 51 

193. Wine showeththe heart as a mirror showeth 
the face. 

194. The tongue of a fool bewrayeth his folly. 

195. After-wit is No-wit. 

196. Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise. 

197. Silence is a physician to Mischief. 

198. When wittingly thy footsteps turn astray, 
Why ask of God to guide thee on the way % 

199. Trouble is the wages of vain words. 

200. God's greatest gift is Common Sense. 

201. Eecklessness is not courage, neither is dis- 
cretion cowardice. 

202. Foolish words are anger's fuel. 

203. A word to the wise. 

204. It is a profitable thing to be wise, and withal 
to hide one's wisdom. 



SUCCESS. 

205. Oftentimes, when the body is gross with 
health, disease is kept separate by only a thin wall. 
Oftentimes, when men are sailing before a wind, they 
run their prow upon a sunken reef. And oftentimes 
a captain hath thrown away a portion of his cargo, 
arid saved the entire vessel. 



52 JESCHTLUS. 

206. Twv iro\vKTov(t)u ovk olctkottoi Oeof,' KtXatvai 

8' 'Eptvtrcs XP^^V 
Tvyjipuv oit' avcu oYxas 7raAivTi>x € * 
rpifid [3lov TiOelcr'' dpavpov, kv 8' ai- 

xTTOt? TeXWoVTOS OVTLS aA/<d" TO 8 r77Cf)K(')-<0^ 
k\v€LV 

ev /3apv' fidXXerai yap octctols Aio#ei' K€pawos 
Kptvo) 8' a<p9ovov 6Xf3ov. 
Myjr €L7]v TrToXnropdrjs, 

pL r i]T ovv avros dAoi>s i>7r' dXXiov fiiov k<i.ti- 
Soi/xi. 

207. To /xev eiT irpacrcreiv aKopecrrov kcfyv 
7ra(Ti /3pOTOL(TLV' SuLKTvXo&eLKrlv 6" 
ovtls a7ret7rwv ei'pyei fitXdOpiov, 
M^kct' korkXOrjs^ rd8e (frwviov. 

208. ^t'Aot, KaKtijv /xey ocrrt? epiretpos KVpel, 
eiricrrarat, /3porotcrtv cos. oVav kXvSidv 
kolkujv kireXOr), irdvra Set/zatWiv <£tAet 
OTay 8' 6 Aai/zcov tvpofj. —(.iroiOkvai 
roi/ aiJTor det Aou/xoi/ ovpielv tv^s. 

209. Meyas TeAecr#as <po)rls 6'A/3o5 
tcki/otjtcu, ot58' aVcus ^-vv^o~/<er 
Ik 8' dyaOds rv\as ykvet 
f3Xao-rdv€L dKoptcrros oijfvs. 

210. ITpoTr/DV/xvd y' ki</3oXdv <f>kp€L 

dvSptov dX^-qcrrdv 6X[3os dyav iro.yyvOeis. 



jESCHYLUS. 53 

20 G. The Gods are not forgetful of such as are 
the cause of deadly wars. And when a man is pros- 
perous undeservedly, the dark Furies in their own 
time overturn his prosperity and bring him to naught. 
It is a dangerous thing for a man to be praised over- 
much of his fellows ; for on such an one falleth the 
thunderbolt of God, blinding his eyes. Give me 
prosperity that exciteth no jealousy ; I would that 
my lot were midway between his that taketh a city, 
and his that is led into captivity. 

207. No man hath too much of prosperity, and 
no man loveth it not. When a rich man and a pros- 
perous cometh to the door, no man thrusteth him 
away, or saith to him : < This is no place for thee.' 

208. When waves of trouble come over us, we 
say that troubles will never end ; when God sendeth 
a fair wind, we think that the fair wind will never 
cease a-blowing. 

209. When the fortune of a man is waxen very 
great, it dieth ; but dieth not childless ; for Sorrow 
interminable is the daughter of Prosperity. 

210. When a man hath stowed away too much of 
good fortune, he will be brought to throw it all over- 
board. 



54 MSCHYLUS. 

211. Tov KparovvTa fiakdatctos 

0eo<s 7rp6(T(o0er evfievios wpoo-fiepKeraL. 

212. Tovs Qeovs ttoXlv y' akovcrav eKXeiirei u Aoyos. 

213. Ev to/. iroXis Trpaaro'ovcra Aat/xovas tUi. 

214. To y evTvyelv Gcds re Kal (3eo{> 7rAeov. 

215. Nt/<7yv ye 6'/y7rov Kat KULKrjv rt/xa 0eds. 

216. NtKa y' o 7rp(oTos Kal reXevTdLos Spafidv. 

217. Ka/cot /caAcos irpacnrovres ovk avadyeroi. 

218. ' Kfipvverai rot ttols tls tv 7rpdcr(T0)v irXkov. 

219. BpOTOtS 7r€cf)VK€ TOV TTeCFOVTa XaKTLCTOLL. 

220. Ilai'poicrtv avS/icoi/ Ictti a-uyyeves roSe, 
(jiiXov rbv evrv^ovvr dvev <p06vov (jifietv 
8vcr<frp(DV yap lbs KapScav Trpocnjpevos 
a^Oos &L7r\ol£eL no 7r€7ra/xeVco vodov. 

tois t avros avrov TT'iyiacriv fiapvi'trou 
Kal rbv ^vpaiov o\(3ov elcroptoi' crrere/,. 

221. "0 y' d^Oovqros ovk eV/^Aos irpeirei. 



uESGHYLUS. 

211. The Gods above regard with favouring eye 
Masters that gently use their mastery. 

212. They say, before a city falls, 

The Gods betimes will quit its walls. 

213. A state, when prosperous, honours most the 
Gods. 

214. Success is God, and more than God. 

215. God respecteth even a knave, if he be a 
lucky knave. 

216. There is a certain race wherein 
The last and foremost runners win. 

217. There is no bearing with a knave in his 
prosperity. 

218. Only the rich can afford to be nice. 

219. 'Tis the world's way, all times have shown, 
To keep a man down when he 's down. 



ENVY. 

220. How few can with unjaundiced eye 
Kegard a friend's prosperity ! 

For Envy, brooding in the heart, 
Gives to each pain a double smart ; 
Her arrows, silent and unseen, 
Fly, twice in venom dipt, and keen ; 
And our own sorrow pains not less 
Than doth our neighbour's happiness. 

221. 'Tis ill with him whom no man envieth. 



56 MSCHYLUS. 

222. 'iouril' 7T0V0VCTW) YJV 770VWCTLV li< 0€<Sv, 

0<f>€lA€TO.t TeKi<ojj.(i to? 1 7T0V0V kAcos\ 

223. 2tt€v8ovti travnp \o> 0€cs £vva\ferai. 
'22 1 . Etct>?€ r^3 kol/avovti trv<rir€v&€iv ScoV 
225. IIoAAa Si^t'j cvt ar 7ttoAis Safia<r&n. 

€7y, 8v<TTV^(^ V€ Trpdjrwei/ 
aAAos 8' aAAor dyet. 
(f>OV€V€L i T(l 06 KGU 7TVp(f>0p€L' 

KairviS \fvt.iveroi TroAecr/*' owrav 

patvdpevos 8' eirarvet Xao8d.pas 

(uati'MV evo-tfieuiv "Apr}?' 

KopKopvyal 8 (IV a(TTV,iroTi 8' opKava irvpytaris' 

7rpls dv8pus 8' a^?)p crra.9 (So/it kcuVctgu* 
f3Xa)^al & atfJAxroecro-at 

TWI/ €7rifJLa(TTi0H0V 

dpTt /3p€(f)U>V f3p€[JL0]'T<I.L' 

dpirayal 8e 8ta8popav opaipoves' 

^vpf3oXel <\)'epuiv (jiepovTt. 

Kal Ktvus K€vl>v KaAet. 

^vvvopov ^kXtav e^etr 7 

oi'tc petov out' iVoi' XeXipp.aof 

7ravTo8a7Tos 8e Kapirbs \afid8is irecrtav dXyrveir 

TTLKpUV 8' O/X/XO, TWV ^a}.<l.ll.i]77<')XtOV' 

TroAAa 3 aKpiToj^vpros 
yds 86ctls ovn8avots 
ev poOtois (popeiTac 



.ESCHYLUS. 57 



INDUSTRY. 



222. Success and Glory are the children of Hard 
Work and God's favour. 



223.1 

224. J 



God helps them that help themselves. 



WAR. 

225. Many are the miseries of a city when taken 
by an enemy. For they drag one another to and 
fro, and slay, and scatter fire ; and all the streets 
are wrapt in smoke : and War breathes his furious 
breath, murdering men, and polluting all the holy 
places. And loud cries rise in the air, and engines 
of war come rolling against the walls. And men 
fall beneath the spear, and the cries of little children 
are heard above the din. And then cometh Plunder, 
the brother of Tumult : and the robbers fall in one 
another's way, and the empty-handed calleth to the 
empty-handed, that he may have a partner in his 
task ; but none is content unless he have more than 
his fellow. And the scattering of all fruits of the 
earth is a sight of woe, and the eyes of the thrifty 
are weighed down ; for all the gifts of the earth are 
washed away with waves of wasting. And maidens, 
new to sorrow, submitting to the bed of their con- 



58 MSGHYLUS. 

ftpm&es 8e Kaivo7rrjfiov€S vio.i, 
rXd/ioves evvav al^fiaXoyrov 

av()fh,s evrv)(ovvTOS. o>s 

8v(TfJL€VOVS V7T€f)T€()()l)< 

kX-TTL^OVdl VVKT€pOV TcXoS fioXtiv, 

7ray/<AGn;Ta)i' aAyeoji' lirlppoOov. 

226. "Aprjs (juXet ra XaJora 7rdvT dpav oTparoi 

227. Ei'Sovcrd to*, (jyprjv oppacnv XafnrpvveTac 
kv fjpepa 8e Moi/V airpoa-KOTros fiponov. 

228. 'A7To ^-ecrc^dTWi/ Tts dyaOd (parts 
/SporoLS reXXerat : kolkwv yap 8ial 
7roXv67reis rkyvai ^ecnriipSol 
<$>6f$ov (j>':povcrLv p.aOe.lv. 

229. Aey€/,v apopcfyov ovra rovs 7reAas KaKws 
7rp6cro) StKatojv, tjS' a770(TTarei Qepts. 

230. Iltti/Twr ' ApiOpbs e£o)(ov (ro<f>Lo-fJLaTU)v. 



jESCIIYLUS. 59 

queror, hope and pray for the darkness of the grave 
to come and bring them rest from their misery. 

226. War for his meals loves dainty food ; 
He spares the bad and takes the good. 



PRESENTIMENT— PROPHECY. 

227. When Sleep hath closed our eyes, the mind 

sees well ; 
For Fate by daylight is invisible. 

228. From prophet's lips good news we never 

hear ; 
They never use their tongues but to cry 
'Fear !' 



UNCOMELINESS. 

229. Let not the uncomeliness of a man warp 
thy judgment of his merits. 



NUMBER. 

230. Of all discoveries of man's wisdom, the 
greatest is Number. 



SOPHOCLES. 



62 SOPHOCLES. 



Tea i', Ztv : SvvatfLv TiS dvSpibv 
v7repfia(TL(i K<XTa<r)(p, 

roti/ otW i'7rros atpet 7ro^' 6 7ravToyr;/)OJS, 

out' aKoiroi Gewv 1/11/ 

jJLTjves, dyrjp(p 8e xpoviv <)vvdo~Tas 

Kare^et? 'OAu/i,7rov 

fjiapfxapoecro-av aiyXav. 

Fjv8atfioves oLcrt, kolkgjv dyewros aliow 

ols yap dv o~et(rOfj ^reoOev Sopos^ aras 

ovSev eWeL7rei yeveds eir! ttXtjOos ipnrov' 

o/xoiov wcrre irovrLais 

otS/j.a Svctttvoois orav 

QpycrcraLcrLv epefios m/xiAoi' eiriSpafir) Trvoats, 

Ki'AtVSet /SvcrcroOev KeXatvdv 

^rtva kcu Svcrdve/Mov, 

cttovo.) f3pe/JLov(TL S' dvTLTrkrjyes afcrai. 

IToAAgj to (frpoveiv evSai/xovias 

irpLorov virapxet' xp?) 8' es ra Ge(oi / 

/jLrjSkv dcr€7rT€LV jieyaXot Se Aoyot 

fxeydkas irAiyyas tcSv wr€pav\iav 

aVoricravTes 

yfjpa t>j <fipoveh' tSlSagav. 



SOPHOCLES. 63 



CONCERNING GOD AND FATE. 

1. God, what pride of man can hold in check 
Thy might ? The years roll by for ever and for 
ever ; but Thou sleepest not, nor waxest faint ; but 
reignest evermore in the starry brightness of 
Olympus. 



2. Blessed are they into whose cup of life no 
drop of sorrow falleth ; for when a house is troubled 
of God, misery of every kind cometh upon it from 
generation to generation ; and it is with them as 
when a storm cometh from the North, and sweepeth 
over darken'd waters : it upheaveth the sand from 
the depths of the sea, and the shores re-echo to the 
lashing of the billows. 



3. Discretion and Humility are the foundation- 
stones of Happiness. Wherefore, be thou reverent 
towards the Gods ; for Pride carrieth in her hand 
a rod of chastisement, and will teach thee Humility 
in the latter days. 



64 SOPHOCLES. 

4. Ov rot toctovtov dvbpos tpowqv (rOeveiv 

KYipvyfiaQ' ohtt' aypairra Kacr<f>aXrj ()eo>r 
vofufia ovvacrdai) S I'ljrd y' ov0' 3 inrepSpafxeiv' 

ov ydp tl vvv ye /ax^es. dAA' det 7rore 
£?/ ravra. Kovtiels ot&ev l£ orov '<j>dvr]. 

5. '0 /xei/ Zeus o r' 'AttoAAoji/ ^in'eTOt kolI ra 

/3pOT(OV 

etSoTes* di/Syowv 8' 6Vt fxavrts TvXkov i) 'yo> 

cfteperou, 
Kptcris ovk ecrTLV dXrjOrjs' cro</>ta 8' dy cro</>tui' 
Trapafitixleiev avrjp' 
dXX 1 OV7TOT 1 eywy' dv, irpiv iSot/x opdov eVos. 

/ze/x^o/xeywt/ ar Karacj^atrji'. 

6. 2o</ua e/< toi> 
K/Veivor eVo? ire^avrac, 

To ko.kIv 8ok€lv ttot ecrOXbv 
tlq$ j 6/jljjl€v oto) cjypeuas 
Geo? dyet tt/ks drav. 

7. M^8eV 7tot' etinys e? Oeou? {nrcpKOirov, 
jjltjS oyKOV dpij fxrjSev\ et rti'os TrAeov 

7 ? X 6 ^ fipiOeis // [xaKpov ttXovtov {3d6ec 
d)S Tj/iepa kXivzl re Kavayei TrdXiv 
dizavra rdvOpdireia/ rovs Se cruxjypovas 
Qeol cjjiXovcrt kch crrvy overt tovs kolkois. 



SOPHOCLES. 65 

4. No ordinance of Man shall override 
The settled laws of Nature and of God ; 
Not written these in pages of a book, 
Nor were they framed to-day, nor yesterday ; 
We know not whence they are ; but this we 

know, 
That they from all eternity have been, 
And shall to all eternity endure. 

5. God and Apollo are wise, and know all that 
appertains to Man. It may be that a prophet is 
higher thought of than I ; but that is not proof to 
me that his words be true. One man may surpass 
another in subtlety • but I will never blame such as 
believe not a prophet's words, until I have seen these 
same fulfilled. 

6. It was wisely said of one, that, when God 
willeth the destruction of a man, He inaketh evil to 
appear good in his eyes, and giveth him over to a 
reprobate mind. 

7. Speak thou no word of pride, nor raise 

A swelling thought against the Gods on high, 
If thou in wealth thy neighbour shalt surpass, 
Or that thy hand be mightier than his ; 
For Time uplifteth, and Time layeth low 
All human things ; and the great Gods above 
Abhor the wicked, as the good they love. 

E 



GG SOPHOCLES. 

8. "Eytoye 8rj Kal rd/xa Kal to, irdvr del 
(^diTKOLjJi av dv6f)to7TOL(TL jirj^avdv Oeous 1 
oto) 8k fxi] rdS icTTcv kv yvio/iy </>/'Arz, 
Keivos t €K€iva o-repyerw, Kayo) rd8e. 

9. M?) TOVS 0€Oi;S TLfAU)VT€S €?Ta TOV<$ QtOVS 

J^oipa iroieivde /x^Sa/xws" rjyetcrOe 8e 

/3\,€TT€LV fJL€V OLVTOVS TTp^S TOV €VCT€/3rj /3pOT0)V. 

fiXkiretv 8e 7rpos rovs S ucr ere/Jet?. 

10. Ovk lSols av d6f)U)v [iporov 
octtls av, el Qeos 

ayoi, cfrvyeiv Svvollto. 

11. Ou6" av €t? (fivyoL 
aio-yri tto9\ oT ye Zeus i(f)opfxrj(TOt KaKa' 
vocrovs 8' dvdyKY] rds OerjXdrovs (pepetv. 

12. ToV rot Oeov tolovtov e^€7TtcrTa/i.at, 
cro<f)OLS /xev alvLKrrjpa §-€cr(f)dT(j)v ae\ 
crKCLLOts 8k <f>av\ov Kav fipayel 8t8d(TKaXov. 

13. 'Ev AiOS Krj7TOLS dpOVVTOLL 

fMovov evSatfJioves o\/3ol. 

14. Oi> T06 7tot' av rd S-eta, KpviTTovTOiv Gewv, 
[xdOots av, ou8' €6 irdvr kire^kkOots ctkottujv. 

15. Oeol kolXios [lev, 6\fk 8 J eicropwcr', oVai/ 
rot ^€t' ac/>eis Tts 1$ to fJLaiveaOai rpairrj. 

16. Tou Adyof y' otj ^pr) <f>66vov, 
av8pe$ 1 TrpocruraL. Zeus orou TrpaKTiop tfravrj. 



SOPHOCLES. 67 

8. In all we mortals do, or think, or say, 
Guidance divine I recognise alway ; 
If thou such guidance failest to perceive, 
Keep thine own doubts, but let me still believe. 

9. If thou honourest the Gods, show thy rever- 
ence by thine acts ; and remember that Their eyes 
are over all men, regarding both the evil and the 
good. 

10. As God directs, Man needs must go. 

11. If God be minded to send disgrace, no man 
shall escape it ; and if He put within us diseased 
imaginations, we must bear withal as best we may. 

12. To the wise God speaketh in riddles his 
hidden things, but the foolish He leaveth in his 
foolishness. 

13. Happiness is a fruit that groweth in the 
garden of God only. 

14. If it shall please the Gods to hide their 

thoughts, 
No search of thine will ever find them out. 

15. If thou neglect the ordinances of the Gods, 
and turn thee to folly, though They make long tarry- 
ing, yet will They deal with thee in the end. 

16. God's doings are beyond Man's questioning. 



68 SOPHOCLES. 

17. Gcos tncoTcJcc* (3\,€<j>apa Kol SiSopKora. 

IS. 'il 0COUS 7TpOT€lV0>V TOVS BlOVS l/ct'Oe/s TtO 

19. rcvoiro (ixvtu.v irav Qeov t€)(v(j>[jl€vov. 

20. J2?w t<£ 0cqS Tas kcu ycA.^ KwSvperai, 

21. Beou ye irkrjyijv oi)( virepTrrjoa [$p<mU. 

22. Te#i'7y/<e kgu ra rcov 0€wv ? 0eoi 5 ap 1 i u, 

23. H roi's KaKovs TLfioyvTas eloropas Qew's : 

24. Ei Tt? 0€(?jv 

/?Att7TTOt, (jwyoL rdv y^o) kolkos tuv KptLarcrovo i. 

25. 06OUS (UaiVtLV OVTLS (ivOpOJTTCDV Cr0eV€L. 

26. Zevs rot peydXrjs yXiocro-rjs KO/i7rovs 
i>7repex#atp€i. 

27. r 12i> ai' 0€os 
^pe[av epevvd } pa8i<os avro? </>arc/. 

28. Ei'cre/Jeu' to, 7rpos 0eoi;$* 

ws TaAAa ttolvtol Sevrep' yyelrat Tranjp 
Zer?' ?} yap crcre/Jcta (rvr9nj(JK€L [3porois. 

KOLV (tOCTL, KOLV ^ CLViiXTLV. OVK U7ToAAvT(U. 

29. "0ray 0€(uy 
/3Xd7rrr] tis\ ov SvvolIt dv i<r\viov cf>vyeiv. 



SOPHOCLES. 69 

] 7. God to the blind can make of darkness light ; 
To eyes that see can make of noon midnight. 

18. See that thou take not the Gods' names in 
vain. 

19. With God nothing is impossible. 

20. Tis at God's pleasure we or laugh or weep. 

21. When God uplifts His hand to slay, 
'Tis vain for Man to flee away. 

22. The doings of the Gods may die, 
But They live through eternity. 

23. Dost ever see the Gods have respect unto 
the wicked 1 

24. If one among the Gods shall will it so, 
The coward shall escape the better man. 

25. The temple of a God may crime pollute, 
But not defilement to the God impute. 

26. God abhorreth exceedingly the boasting of a 
proud tongue. 

27. What needs God hath, Himself can satisfy. 

28. Be blameless in all duties toward the Gods ; 
For God, the Father, in compare with this 
Lightly esteemeth all things else ; and so 
Thy righteousness shall with thee to the end 
Endure, and follow thee beyond the grave. 

29. Nor strength, nor speed shall man avail, 
If God shall will his strength to fail. 



70 SOPHOCLES. 

30. Bovkou Kparecv /ze>, vvv Geo) 8' del Kparav 

31. 'Act /xeyas ovpavif) 

Zevs, os tyopu 7rdvra kulI Kparvvei. 

32. 'AvayKaarxt Gcois 
ai/ t*^ ^eAwcrtr ov8' av ets Svvollt dvrjp. 

33. IIoAAa ye irrjfxaTa kcu Kaivo7ra0rj : 
KovSev tovt(dv o tl fiTj Zevs. 

34. '12 Aat/zov, cos oi5k €o*t' diroo-rpo^r] fiporols 

TWV €fJL<f>VT(i)V T€ /Cat 6€r)\dr(i)V KOLKUJV. 

35. 'Aet 7tot' €v 7r«,7rToi'o~tv ot Atos Kvfiot. 

36. Ttoy y' d#AtW ovSels dp 1 ov8e7T(x)7roT€ 
%vyj(tk(i)v icra>8rj^ /mrj Vt ra> Setva> Ka/cw. 

37 TtJs dvayKatas tv^t}? 

ouk ecrnv ovSev /zet£bv dvdpwwois kolkov. 

38. IleptcooV d(f)VKrd re 
fxrjSea iravTo^airdv /3ovXdv 
aSafjiavTLvais vcfyatverac 
KepKLcriV Accra. 

39. IIpos tt)v 'AvdyKrjv ovS' "Apr]s dv9i(TTaT<r 

40. C A pLOLpiSca rt§ 8wacrt9 £etvd' 

oi>t' av vtr 6'A/3os otV "Ap?;9, or -trvpyos. ov\ 

d\iKTV~Ol 

KeXatva} vdes eKcfrvyottv. 



SOPHOCLES. 7 1 

30. Strive thou to win ; but hearken what I say: — 
Who wins against God's will, hath lost the 

day. 

3 1 . God dwelleth in the heavens continually ; He 
seeth all things ; and all things are beneath His 
feet. 

32. No power of Man can force the will of God. 

33. Troubles are many ; no one like its fellow ; 
And every trouble cometh down from God. 

34. God, from ill engender' d at his birth, 
From ill engrafted in his heart by Thee, 
To mortal man, alas ! is no escape. 

35. The dice of God cast ever sixes three. 

36. The steps of some are dogg'd of Misery ; 
Such men are pluck' d from off Destruction's 

brink, 
Only from giddier heights to topple down. 

37. Nothing to Man so terrible as Fate. 

38. Fate hath a shuttle of adamant, and weaveth 
therewith innumerable counsels ; and from none 
thereof is there any escaping. 

39. The God of War were loth to stand 
With Fate to battle, hand to hand. 

40. Fate is a dread Power ; if thou be wealthy, 
thou wilt not buy Her off ; if thou be valiant, thou 
canst not withstand Her ; if thou shut thyself with- 
in a tower, She will find thee out ; if thou cross the 
sea in ships, She will overtake thee on the way. 



72 SOPHOCLES. 

41. ' KvayKTj y' ov^l &V(r/ia)(r]T€OV. 



42. Heirptofiivris 

ovk tern ^rvrjrols (rvjifyopas airaWayrj. 



cjypdcrai' 
opa opa rrdvT del Xpdi/os* pkrrei pXv erepa 
€T€pa Trap y/xap avOts av£<ov dviov. 



44. Mdrots ca> ycyyerai 

QeolcrL yrjpas ov$k KarOaveiv Trore. 
rd 8' a/VAa cruy^et irdvO' 6 TrayKpaTTjS Xpovos 
<p9tvet fJLev lct)(VS y+js, <J>6lv€l £c a"tu/xaTO?. 
&v^o-/c€t Se iriaTiS) fSXacrTavet 8' d-nrr/a. 
KCll TTVev/AO. TCLVTOV OV&€ ~po$ TTnXlV TToAcr 

Tot? ju,ev yap ^JSiy, reus 8' er vcrrepo) \pov<fi 
rd T€p7rva rriKpd ytyveTat kolvOls <f>i\a, 



SOPHOCLES. 1?> 

41. Whoso contendetli with Fate, fighteth against 
desperate odds. 

42. Thou canst not shake off what load Fate 
shall have put upon thy shoulders. 

43. The Gods do never aim a shaft in vain • 
Great Time beholdeth all things, change on 

change ; 
Sorrow to-day, and happiness to-morrow. 



CONCERNING TIME — CHANGE — UNCERTAINTY — VICISSI- 
TUDE—CIRCUMSTANCE—HUMAN LIFE -HUMAN NATURE. 

44. The Gods alone know neither age nor death ; 
On all things else Time breathes a withering 

breath ; 
The fruits of earth grow, ripen, and decay ; 
Man's strength and beauty dwindle, day by 

day; 
Faith, dying out, commingles with the dust, 
From whence upsprings a harvest of distrust ; 
Ever 'twixt man and man, 'twixt state and 

state, 
The breeze of Love veers round to gale of 

Hate ; 
What 's sweet to-day is by to-morrow sour : — 
Thus change we all beneath Time's magic 

power, 
Some once a season, others twice an hour. 



74 SOPHOCLES. 

45, XiruA'ty o fAOKpoQ Kavapldfirfros \p6vo% 
<pv€i t (>.<'> ijXd Kiu, (f>av€vra KpvTrrerai' 

KOVK k<rr ('UXrrroi 1 OvStV, &W akicKfTCU 
)((» OCtVOS OpKOS X"'' T^PMrfCcAciS ( l>l>€i'€<;. 

1 6. lv rts Suo 

/) kcu t/, TrActovs rjfiepas Xoyi^trai, 
fjLaraiOS 1(ttiv' ov yap tad' ij y' avmov, 
Trp'i' eu TrdOr) ns tiji' irapovcav fifxipav. 

47. Ilai/^ o fieyas X/)di>os papal vet.. 

48. Kotva y' ?X €tv re Ka ' /^AAeir. 

49. X/3oi'os evpaprjs QcoV 

50. Nu£ curaya 

KOU Vl>£ aTTUiOti $L0.8€$€y/JL€l'l] 770VOV. 

51 . TeAet 7ror' €t ti Nu^ «<£>/. 

TOUT €77' 'H/Xa^) ZpxeTOLL. 

52. Oi'Scv arauoWor <£aTtcrai/z' dv. 

53. 'Opdoi Ti'Y'/. T ] ''X 7 / <^ Kai Karapplrrei 
TuV evrv\ovvTa rov t€ SvcttuxoiW der 
/ecu jidvTt^ oi'6Vis rwr Ka&OTcirCOV fiporois. 

54. IIoAAa Tot crpiKpoi Aoyot 
eo"(/)>/Aar iJSq ncai KartopOiocrav fSporovs. 



SOPHOCLES. 15 

45. Time in his long, immeasurable course, 
Turns light to darkness, darkness unto light : 
Nought is past hoping for ; the binding oath 
Is found at fault, the stoutest heart gives 

way. 

46. He is a fool that counts upon to-morrow ; 
Sufficient for the day is the clay's sorrow ; 
And, till the pleasure of to-day is done, 
To-morrow lies beyond the setting sun. 

47. Time, great Time, weareth all things away. 

48. Anticipation is Reality. 

49. Time is a God, whose hands are soft and 
smooth. 

50. Night and Night take turn about ; 

One brings Pain in ; one turns him out. 

5 1 . What work the Night leaves incomplete, 
Day turns out polish' d, round, and neat. 

52. Of nothing say : — It cannot be. 

53. At birth to all men Good and 111 
Lie in a balance level and still ; 

As Chance shall settle in either cup, 
One end goes down, and one goes up ) 
And so our future none divines, 
For none can tell how Chance inclines. 

54. A little word is not a little thing ; 

For it may make, and it may mar a king. 



7<; SOPHOCLES. 

5;>. 'Hrot fiporoHTiv ovSiv kor % dir&fiOTOV 
xfei^et ydp y 'irivoia Trjv yv&firjv. 



56. Ta 7roAAa ro)v SeivQvj ova/) 

Trvtvcravra vvktIs, rj/i€pas ftaAaVcrerai. 



57. Udvr €KKa\v7TT(DV 6 Xpovos ets to f/)0J9 aye/ 



58. 'Ev (frvXw dvOpojTrojv pi eSec^ev 
Trarpus Kai prjrpls rjpAas rjpepa 
tovs 7ravTas' ovSels k^o^os 
dXXos efiXacrrev dXXov 
/?oo~K€6 8e rovs pev po?pa Svcrapepras, 
rovs 8 SXfios rjp{ov 7 
rovs Cj€ SovXetas £vybv 
€G-\ev dvayKds. 



59. Ov xp/j ttot ev TrpdcrcrorTos oXfiicrai tv\ '> 
dvSpls, TTpiv avTio TravreXtos 'ijSt] /3tos 
8t€K77€pav0y, Kai reXevrqa-ij fiiov 
kv ydp I3pa^e? Ko.daXe KcoXiyo) \poV(p 
-rrdp—XovTov 6X/3ov Aafp.ovos kukov Socris 
orav peracmj. Kai ©ecus So/a/ rdSe. 



SOPHOCLES. 77 

55. Of what he dimly understands, 

< It caunot be ' the fool will say ; 

Know thou, To-morrow in his hands 

Will hold a lamp to light To-day. 

56. The bugbears of the dreamful night 
Are food for mirth by clear daylight. 

57. Wrap round with blankets every secret sin, 
And Time will strip thee naked to the skin. 

58. In this or that we differ each from other, 
But all are born of father and of mother • 
Chance hedgeth thee from me with a poor 

fence 
And thin partition-wall of difference ; 
Some starve on poverty ; some thrive on 

wealth ; 
Disease clings these ; those batten on rude 

health ; 
A few are born to freedom ; many not ; 
And little doth it matter Wlio is What. 

59. Blessed call the lot of none, 
Till the voyage of life be done, 
Till the setting of life's sun ; 
For, so long as mortal lives, 
He can take away, Who gives ; 

And years may gather wealth and power, 
To dwine and vanish in an hour. 



78 SOPHOCLES. 

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ovt dir' evyeveojv €0"#Aos, 
ovt' d)(p€L(ov 6 Xiav ica/coV 

/SpOTLOV 8k TTKTTOV OV§€V . 

61. Ou ^p>y 7TOt' dvQpi!)TTiMV 

pkyav 6X/3ov dirofiXkxpai' 
TavvcfiXoiu) yap tcra/xeptos 
alyeipu) fiioTav airofiaWti. 

62. Tts Stj ttot b'Xfiov y] /xeyav ^r€trj fipoTov 
rj puKplv, rjrot prjftafJLov Ttfidpevov \ 

ov yap ttot avT(ov ov&ev eV Tat)T(p pkvet. 

Go. Z(ioi TtS dv9p(JJ7T0)V 

to Kar' 7y/xa/) oVtos ij Sierra T70po~vvoyv, 
to 8' es avpiov auel TvcfyXbv epirei. 

64. Totv dvOpunrov {wav 7rotKLXofxrjTi8es "Atgu 
TrrjfxaTiDV irdvais peTaXXdo~orovcrtv (Spats. 

65. Adyos rts ecrr' dp^atos dvOpdntov <£av€is 
ws oi'K ay ai(ov' eKpddoLS fipOTiov, irplv dv 

^aVYj TIS, OVT 64 XP 7 1 (TT ° < > 0Vt1 € ^ T< i ) * a K°V 

66. M^7ra> /xey' etV^s tfpiv TcAcvnycravr 1 /o^s. 



SOPHOCLES. 70 

GO. I cannot tell, from what of life I see, 

What chances high hath over low degree ; 
A beggar s brat for wit may more than pass ; 
And royal loins may chance to breed an Ass. 

61. Look not to a man's estate, 

To deem him blest or fortunate ; 
For, as the poplar-tree doth shed 

His long, thin leaves to Autumn wind, 
So are Man's blessings quickly sped, 

And leave a bare, bald trunk behind. 

62. Say not thou of weal or woe : 

' 'Tis big, or little, or naught at all : ' 
For mortal blessings come and go, 
As flit sun-shadows athwart a wall. 

63. Pleasure is a fleeting thing ; 

Catch it as it flies ; 
For what to-morrow hath to bring 
Is hidden from our eyes. 

6-i. Like to a piece of quilted needlework, 

The life of Man is chequer' d o'er with 
sorrows. 

65. It was a maxim very old and trite, 
Ages before our grandams saw the light, 
That Man be call'd nor happy nor unblest, 
Till he be call'd to take his last, long rest. 

66. Reserve your hisses or applause, 

Till Death the curtain downward draws. 



80 SOPHOCLES. 

(>7. II TToA/Y". BpOTOLS l<TT\v iSoVCLV 

ynovaf irpiv loelv 8' ov >€ts /tiai/Tis 

-nor //.oVAor-noi' o -/ TTpafiei. 



68. Atet /3pOT(i)V 7TOT/XOS 61' 7TVKVU) Oeof' 

T f H) X i i } kvkXcito.c kuI p€Ta\\dtr<T€i <f>vo"iv' 

(ocTTTcp treXrjvrjs 0^1$ evtf>povas i uo 

ar^ rat Suvcut' av om ttot' ci/ fXop<frn |Ltia, 

a A A.' e£ dS/y/Vot' TrpcoTOV Zpyerai vea, 
7r/)ocroj7ra KaAAwoucra fca/, irXrjpovpivq, 
y&rav 7T£/) avT?}s euyevecrTttT'// <f><ivjj J 
irdXiv Stappei, kolwI prj^ev €p\€Tai. 



69. QvK €<t9' OTTOLOV CTTOLVT dv dv9pO)~OV /3lOl 

oi'V alvecatfi dv ovre pL€p\f/acprjv rrore. 



70. 'Ico yeveat fiporwv, 

(<js &/xas ara teat to j'.ijih' faxras zvapiup.o 
TuS y°-p) ~l<; dvijp irXeov 
ras €v8aifiov(as ^epet 
ij To<rovTov ocrov ooKtiv 

KOLl So^OLVT* OHTOfcAtfai '. 



SOPHOCLES. 81 

67. No mortal seer, with keenest arrow-sight, 
Piercing the dull, dead blanket of To-night, 
Sees what To-morrow holds within his hands, 
Until before his eyes To-morrow stands. 

68. Human fortunes, good and ill. 
Never stand a moment still ; 

To a wheel divine they 're bound, 
Turning ever round and round ; 
The moon of our prosperity 
Wanes and waxes in the sky ; 
Plays her fickle and constant game, 
Aye a- changing, aye the same : 
See ! her crescent of pale light 
Gathers beauty night by night ; 
Till, when sphered in perfect grace, 
Gradual she dims her face ; 
Lies anon on heaven's blue floor 
A silver bow, and nothing more. 

69. All human lots review' d, I cannot name 
What merits special praise or special blame. 

70. Poor human-kind, your life I hold 
Like to an idle tale that 's told ; 
Of happiness your scanty share 

Is phantom-treasure, thin as air ; 
For Joy is as a raiment fine, 
Spun of magic threads, divine ; 
Which as you are in act to don, 
The wearer and the robe are gone ! 



82 SOPHOCLKS. 

71. M?y (TV ^-vyjrov out €K€ivrjv ttju TeXtVT< 

tSeiv 

7)fJL€fMV e'ul(TK07T0Vl>T(l p/ijOCl'' oXfiunjS TTplv &V 

Teppa tov ficov 7T€pdcrrj fXTjSlv dXyei.vuv iradtov. 

72. c 12s 7T(xvtu Setva KairiKLvbvvitis [ipoTOis 
k€Ltoll TraOetv pev ei> ) iraOeiv 5e ^aTtpa. 

73. El> rot koltoiS' eytoye TavOpioTrojv, art 
yalpeiv 7re(j)VK€V ov\l tols auTots dec. 

74. KaKtov Svcra Ao)T09 o-uSets. 

75. Acij/ov ye tovs pXv Svcro-tfieis kolkiov aVo 
[iXao-TovTas^ €i>tol Tovcrde plv Trpdcrcrctv KaXias' 
tovs 8' oVras icrOXovs, e/c re yevvaiW ol/jji. 
yeytora?, etra oixjtijx^s 7re<fjVK€vai. 

Ov XPV V T( *^ ovTix) Aaipovas ^vqTOiv Trkpi 
7rpdcr(T€iv' e\p7]v yap tovs plv evcrepeis /3pOTO)l> 
e^ecv T6 Kep8os €{JL(fiavl$ Qecov trapa, 
tovs 8 ovtols aSl kov$. Tovcr&e ti)v evavTtav 

8lK1]V KaKWI/ TLfJLOJpUV €p(fxivrj TlV€iV 

KovSels dv ovtojs y]VTv\€L KdKus yeyws. 

76. ^12 OvrjTov dvSpoiv /cat TaXaiirtopov yeros* 

d>s oi'8ey ecrpev. ttXijv, o-Ktatcnv eiKOTts, 
/3dpo<; Treptcro-or yv/9 dvao~Tp(o(j)(opei'Ot. 

77. "E^otS' dv))p a)v, ^turt rijs eis avpiov 
ov8h> irXeov pot (rod /lictcotiv i)/j.€pas. 



SOPHOCLES. 83 

71. Be confident of no man's happiness, 

Till he have weather'd danger and distress ; 
Till Life's wide sea be safely traversed o'er, 
And anchor cast upon the yonder shore. 

72. So even poised is Fortune's balance fine, 
A breath will make it either way iucline. 

73. With men and women 'tis alike the way 
To hate to-morrow what they love to-day. 

74. Life is as a race, wherein 

We and Sorrow do contend ; 
We have the start, but in the end 
Sorrow cometh aye first in. 

75. How many a rogue begets a roguish son, 
And dies in bed, to leave him gains ill-won ! 
How many an honest lad may'st see inherit 
Paternal ill-luck and paternal merit ! 

This is a jumble hard to understand : 
Had I to settle things at second-hand, 
I 'd undertake there should be no mistaking 
The signs and marks distinctive of my making : 
Good people should be happy, every one ; 
And every rogue I 'd hang by set of sun. 

76. wretched every mother's son ! 

shadows, wherefore were we born ] 
Count us all over, one by one, 

And say who 's worth his meat and corn I 
7 7. With me and thee, good friend, it is the 

same ■ 
Each on To-morrow's bank hath equal claim. 



84 SOPHOCLES. 

78. Bporot yey(07€s, ov&kv l<r/i€v dXXo 7rXrjv 
€l8(i)\' ovonrep fro/iev ?y Kovcfrn ctkuL 

79. ' Apo^Oos ovStis' 6 8' 

-ijKLCTT €)(Q)V fJLOLKapTaTOS 

80. Tov evrvyovvTa Tzdvr, dpiOfiipTa^; /JpOTOVS, 
ovk €(ttlv ovtios ovtlv evpijcreLs iva. 

81. ' Av£fy)(07rOS tCTTl 7TV€V/J,a Kdl (TKtd flOVOV. 

82. Ou tol ^-e/xis ^Ji/ 7r\r)v Oeot? avei; /ca/aoi'. 

83. IToAXa ra Setva /couSei/ dvOpioirov Seivorcpov 

ir:Xec 

TOVTO Kdl 7ToXiOV TTepOLV 7TOVTOV )(^etp.ept(0 VOTiti 

ytopei, Trepif5pvyj,oi(jiv 

7rep(ov iV oi'8/xacrtv, 

Oecov re tolv v7repr<}Tav. Tdv 

acfrOtTOV, aKafxarav aTTOTpvtTai, 

IXXop^evcov dporpwv eVos els eYos, l—tvclu) yivei 

iroXevbiV 
Kovcf)ov6(ov T€ <j)v\ov opvtOtov d.p.cjnf3aXo)Y' ayei 
kgu ^rr]pojv dypiwv eOvrj, itovtov t uvaXiav 

(f>V(TLV 

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Kparel 8e fxrj )^avals aypavAov 
^rjpuS dpecrcrt/3ara ? Xacriav\e.vd ^' 
L7T7TOV I'Tra^'erat ajM^iXo^cv £vyuv wptiov r 
dK/jLrjra ravpov 



SOPHOCLES. 85 

78. We cast in sun-light shadows on the wall ; 
And, what we cast, that only are we all. 

79. Fate puts a load of sorrow on each back ; 
And happiest he that hath the lightest pack. 

80. Take all our race from pole to pole, 

Since when the world began ■ 
The secrets probe of every soul, 
Nor find one happy man. 

8 1 . Man's life 's a vapour, and full of woes ; 
He cuts a caper, and down he goes. 

82. The Gods are not omniscient \ for they know 
nothing of sorrow ; and of that we mortals know 
all too much. 

83. There be many strange things, but the 
strangest of them all is Man. Though the sea be 
white with foam, and wintry winds be blowing, he 
crosseth over the noisy billows. Earth, Mother 
Earth, is from everlasting to everlasting ; She is 
greatest of all Goddesses ; but Man fretteth and 
wearieth Her ; for he putteth his horse to harness, 
and his ploughs go to and fro in the furrow, ever 
as the seasons come round. He spreadeth his snares 
for the silly birds ; he gathereth the fishes of the 
sea in the meshes of his nets ; Man, surpassing in 
wisdom. By craft he over-reacheth the wild beast 
upon the mountain, and putteth to his yoke the 
long-maned steed and the strength of the great 
bison. He sheltereth himself against the rain and 



86 SOPHOCLES. 

kuI (j)Ocyfia kuX dvepoev <f)p6vr)fia K(d <l(rrr 

VOfJLGVS 
opyds €8lS(l£olto Kol SvcruvXiov 
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TO pkXXov At'Sa povov 
(fyv^tv ovk Ziru^eraL' 
vocrcDv 6" dprj^dviov (frvyds £tyz7rc'</>/>a<TTat. 

84. HoWaKis 
tfiXeif/a tolvty) rrjv yvvatKetav <j)V(ri.v, 

d)S ovSev ecrpev at, i/eat pzv €V irarpos. 
rjSio'Tov, otpai, £wpev dvOpioiruv fiiov 
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(i)6ovpe0 } 2£a>, kolI StepTroXovpeOa 
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at pev £evovs irpos dvdpas, at 8e f3apf3dpov$' 
/cat tclvt', eireiftdv €v<j>p6vrj fcv^Yj pia, 
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85. To 7rap6evo)v ved£ov ov ^dXiros OeoS, 
ov8' op/3pos, ovBl 7TV€vpdT(ov ovSev kXo]'€i. 
dXX 1 YjSovats dpo\6ov e£atpet [iiov 

€$ rov9\ ecus Tts aj/rt —apOkvov yvvrj 



SOPHOCLES. <S7 

frost ; he maketh laws and ordinances for himself 
and his brethren ; his thoughts are swift as the 
wind ; but he catcheth hold of them a-flying, and 
mouldeth them into speech. Disease assaileth him 
in baffling shapes, but he dealeth skilfully with all. 
Nothing taketh him unawares ; saving Death only ; 
and from Death he cannot escape. Man, sur- 
passing in wisdom ! 



CONCERNING WOMAN AND WOMANHOOD. 

84. Ah me ! how little understood 
The wretchedness of womanhood ! 

When we are girls,— light, giddy things, — 
Our days fly past on butterfly-wings ; 
But, when we reach our youthful prime, 
Then comes alas ! our market-time ; 
Faces strange and tongues unknown 
Make us by a bid their own ; 
Once from eve to morn if bedded, 
To the chapter's end we 're wedded ; 
If we repine, the world in chorus sings : 
4 You naughty, wicked, good-for-nothing 
things !' 

85. Know you not the season sweet, 

Windless, rainless, calm, and still, 
Which, untouch'd of Summer's heat, 

Hath forgotten Winter's chill 1 
So sweet the Spring of woman's life, 
Ere yet the girl puts on the wife ; 



88 SOPHOCLES. 

ijtol 9iy>os avopos t] T€KVd)V (jjofioviievr). 

86. M?y vw ttot', oj 7rat, (rot? {>(/)' y6ov?jS <f>p ivas 
yvvaiKus ovveK cK'/JoEAvys, €i8u>s art 
ifvxpbv irapayKaXicrpa tovto yLyverat. 
yvvrj KctK^ ^vvevvos kv Sopot^ tl yap 
ykvoiT 1 dv <e\kos petfov tf <pt\os kolkos ; 



87. 'OpKOUTL Stjttov kolI yvvrj favyei TTtKpav 
(i)8tva TraiSoiv d\\' ^ iirdv A?^vy kolkov^ 
kv tolctiv olvtols Slktvols aXtcTKCTai. 
Trpbs tov Trapovros Ipcpov viKiopevy). 

88. Ov rot yvvaiKos ovSev dv pei^ov kclkuv 
kolktJs dvfjp KTTjcraiT dv, ov&e (TLofypovos 
Kpeicrcrov' TraOcov 8' e/cacrro? av Tv\rj Xeyei 



89. Ti'vatKt prj Kpv(f)atov e£&irQ$ eVos' 
KXelBpov yap ovSev' ocra 8' ai/ eiVercos Xdfiy. 
yXwcro-rjs Kpvcjyojov ovSev ov 8t€p\er<).i . 

90. TV's oucos kv /3poToiviv dAfiiaOi) ttotc, 
ywaticds lo-OXrjS X i0 P^- oyKiadeis X^ l ^V '> 



SOPHOCLES. 89 

But, when husband conies and son, 
Then the light of life is gone ; 
Cares and Fears perplex by day, 
And Sleep by night holds far away. 

86. My son, if thou must love; let not Love 
Come like a thief, and steal away thy brains ! 
Far better thou should 'st wake in the grey 

morn, 
And start, and shriek, to find within thine 

arms 
A grisly thing, a cold anatomy, 
Than the warm pressure of a bold bad wife. 

87. Woman, when her pains are on, 

Will curse the day that made her bride ; 
But, w r hen her pains are past and gone, 
Will wish her husband at her side. 

88. 'Tis all according to their luck, you '11 find 
That men speak good or ill of woman-kind ; 
For, though no treasure matcheth a good 

wife, 
A bad one is the greatest curse in life. 

89. Who tells a secret to a girl, 

Will find he tells it to his cost ; 
It is as though he placed a pearl 
Within a box whose key were lost. 

90. Note well a house that is prosperous among 
men ; and you will find virtue among its women- 
folk. 



90 SOPHOCLES. 

1)1. To to* 

yvvaigtv al(r\pov kv ywai£l $€i (rrzy eu>. 

92. Ka/aoi' IIW 1 ovk eVrrti/, ov8' €OTCLi ttotI. 
yvvaLKos. 

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94. 'OpKOVS iyclj yvvouKos et? vSojp ypdcfxo. 

95. TWt) Trpus dvdpa y' ovk €<j>v fxa)(ovfX€vr] 

96. ' Opa crv kolv yvvou^lv o)s evecT "Aprjs. 

97. Ov rdpa vovv eyovv dv opyaivot yvvi) 

98. Kdpra to i (piXotKTiCFTOV ywq. 

99. Tvvo,i, yvvai£\ kov/jlov rj crcyr] cf>€pet. 

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fjcro-wv fxlv opyrjs io~rl, rov 8e vov /cei/oV 
(jytXei £e ? 7roWrjv yXtocro-av €K^ea> pdj-qv. 
aKO)v aKOvecv dirzp ckojv etVer kcikios 

101. To irpbs fiiav men- 

ICTOV KO.KOV 7T€<j)VK€ Tip Silf TjV /3ta. 

102. To fieOvetv Hyjporrj^ Xvrrjptov, 



SOPHOCLES. 91 

91. Women-folk are wise, to smother 
The peccadilloes of each other. 

92. Ever since the world began, 
Woman hath been the plague of Man ; 
And, when the world is at an end, 
Then will Woman begin to mend. 

93. A widow woman, chaste and good, 
Is father to her orphan brood. 

94. Write the vows, that women swear, 
On running water, or thin air. 

95. ' 'Twas ne'er a part of Nature's plan, 
That Woman should contend with Man. 

96. The weakest woman, sorely press'd, 
Will fight and quarrel with the best. 

97. Good temper is Woman's wisdom. 

98. All women find sweet luxury in tears. 

99. A woman's chiefest grace is a still tongue. 



CONCERNING WINE. 

100. 'Tis when the wine flows in and wit flows 

out, 
That Passion freely flings hard words about ; 
But, when the brain is cool'd and drain'd 

the cup. 
Shame in her lap picks every hard word up. 

101. It is as rude to force a sated guest, 

As from his thirsting lips the cup to wrest. 

102. A brimming cup is Sorrow's friend. 



92 SOPHOCLES. 

103. M'/y <f>vvai ruv airavra vu«?. \6yov to 8'. e7re/ 

firjviu KtWev oOev irep rJK€t 
7rokv Sevrepov a>s rd^tcrTa' 
tos. €VT ar to reow 7ra/r/y KOVifxiS dfypovvvus 

(^>€/}OV, 

Tis irXdyydy) 7To\v(jlo)(0os e£aj ; Tt's oi5 Kafid- 

TUJV €VL \ 

cjyovoi, crTacrets, e/Dt?, fid\aij 

koX cf)96vos' to T£ Kardfxe/x7rrov eTrtAeAoy^e 

7rvfj,aTov aKpares a?r/)ocrd/xiAoi' 

yrjpas ac^tAov, tVa irpoiravra 

KOLKOL KOLKOJV £vVOlK€l. 

104. nai/T' €fjL7re(j)VK€ ro3 /xaKpto yv/pa KaKa, 
vous 4>pov8os, tpy 1 d^peia, cfrpovrtSes K€vai. 

105. 'Opyr] yepovros, tocrre pLaXdaKij K07ris, 
Ta^ew? t' eO^x^Vi ^ t( * ^d^ovs T* dpftXrierat. 

106. To? y>/pa (f>t\ei 
\<j) vovs ofiaprelv koX to /JovAcreir a Set. 

107. IlaAtv fxeravdis Trals 6 yrjpdu-KOJv dvijp. 

108. Tov f^v ap' orSets ws o yi]pdcrKOJV epa. 



SOPHOCLES. 93 



CONCERNING AGE. 

103. Were choice allow'd me of the Gods, my 

choice 

Were never to have been, or, having been, 

To be with all speed shuffled out of being ; 

For Youth and Age alike are troublous guests ; 

One fever-heats, one winter-nips the blood ; 

One brings with him a rude and boisterous 
crew, 

Passions, Heart-burnings, Hates, and Jeal- 
ousies ; 

Then comes the grim and crabbed churl, 
Old Age, 

And turns the roisterers out, and dulls the 
house 

With silent, cheerless desolation. 

104. Age comes with every Sorrow in his train, 
Strikes the arm nerveless, and benumbs the 

brain. 

105. The passion of an old man is as a weapon 
of untempered steel : the which taketh an edge on 
quickly, but loseth it with the first using. 

106. Counsel and Discretion are the companions 
of Age. 

107. Old Age acts childhood o'er again. 

108. None grip at life so grimly as Greybeards. 



94 SOPHOCLES. 

101). Vyjpas SiSiiirKtL woXXa i«u. \poV0V Tpiflij. 

110. Yepovra y f opOovv <.\)\avpov OS V€OS ivkni). 

111. 2/zt/cpa 7raAat<x crw/xar evvd^et powrj. 



112. ^a/xt Tot ou/c dVoT/ouetv cA^tOa ray dyaOdv 

Xprjvai o - '* aVaAyryra yap ouS' 6 irdvra Kpai- 

vtui/ /3ao"tAei;s 
iirtfSaXe ^varois Kpovt'Sas" dAA' kivl rrrj/ia Kail 

X apd 
7racrt /ci>/cAoijcrti' ? otW "Apurov crrpoc/xxSes K€- 

\ev8oi' 
pb€V€i yap ovr atoAa Ni>£ fiporolo-iv. 
oire Kfjpes, ovre UXovtos' 
a A A', ac/>ap /3e/3a/coTCOv, 
lirepyerai yalpovri /cat err e peer 9 a i . 



113. A 7roA.u7rAayKTOs 'EA77W 

ttoAAoT? /x€i' ovacrts dpo/MOV, 
ttoAAoTs 8' dVara Kov(f>ovoo)\' eptorMV 
etSort o' ou8ev e/)7re/. 
7T nr rri'pt ^epfMo ttoSo. rts 7rpO(jav(rii. 



SOPHOCLES. 95 

109. Age and Time are best uf all schoolmasters. 

110. The bough, that went, when gre<m, awry, 
Will not come straight, when old and dry. 

111. A breath, a puff will lay old bones to rest. 



CONCERNING HOPE, RESIGNATION, DESPAIR. 

112. If thou fret sweet Hope, she may 
Spread her wings and flee away ; 
Life of evil mix'd alone 

Gocl, the Father, wills for none ; 
Joy and Sorrow, Pleasure and Pain, 

Like the cluster' d stars that roll 

In a circle round the pole, 
Come, and go, and come again : 
Nought within wide Nature's range 
But must ever change and change ; 
Spangled Night must pale away 
Before the glory of the Day ; 
Death broods here, and there the while 
Baby-lips begin to smile : 
If we joy o'er riches won, 
Ere the words of joy be done, 
The substance of our joy is gone. 

113. For one She rightly guides of men, 
Hope befooleth ten times ten ; 

Thro' brier and marsh, by day and night, 
We chase her dim, bewildering light ; 
We clutch it, lose it, hold it never ; 
And, if we stumble, are lost for ever. 



96 SOPHOCLES. 

111. K.GLV TOLS KOLKOIS) \) <L()(rvve' TOIS aVTOlCTl TOI 

of)( avTos a€i Aaiaovo)v irapacrTarc?. 

115. 'Hap/Stiv peu epya Sew avayfcaicos ^'x et ? 

tt)^ 8' eX-iriiV ov Xf^l Tij$ TV^i^S Kpiveiv Trapos. 

116. "EoV 'EA^is ^ f36a-Kov(T<i. rovs ttoWovs 

flpOTCOV. 

117. n^oos toC 7rap6vT09 7r/3ti/ paOeli^ e^ iXirlSa. 

118. 'AAyeiva S?j7rov 7roAAa y'' dAA' o/xu)? Y/K(OV 
rot S-eta S-vjjtous oi>Tas*€i5ir€Ta>S <{>€p€iv. 

119. ^repyecv ra wpocnrecruvTa K€v S-ccr&H Trpiirei 
(Tocf)uv Kvf3evTrjV, dWd prj arT€V€iv rv)(r]v. 

120. To <$>av6lv ov Swat' av dyevyrov voutv. 

121. "Oct 1 av Oeoi SiSSo'iv ou fevy&v \petav, 

122. Tt o^r' av dXyofrjs €tt' e^etpyacr/j.€i'ot^ \ 

ov yap yeroiT av raw' oircos ovj( cS8' f'yetr. 

123. AkvarOvfiiai tiktovcti i<al vocrovs fiporols. 



SOPHOCLES. 97 

114. Some little comfort it may bring 

To souls with Trouble sore distress' d, 
To know that Trouble loves the wing, 
And cannot long in one place rest. 

115. Where peril is, 'tis natural to fear ; 
But, till the issue be determined, 

We are in duty bound to cherish Hope. 

116. 'Tis Hope alone that feedeth half mankind. 

117. Whilst there is Doubt, there still is Hope. 

118. 'Tis hard • but, if so will it God, 
The path of Sorrow must be trod.* 

119. Life is a game of hazard with us all • 
And every turn of luck we must abide ; 
We may not bear our winnings on our face, 
Nor may we whimper, tho' we cast the Dog. 

120. What 's done cannot be undone. 

121. Man must not shrink from what the Gods 
enjoin. 

122. You play the fool, to sorrow o'er spilt wine. 



CONCERNING DEATH. 

123. Despair is mother of Disease. 

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98 SOPHOCLES. 

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€V TtVt toCt' €/3\acrr dv6f)a)7ro)v ; 

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Scoctodct' dvTtcfrovovs 8lko.s, 

kppot t av aiS(os 

125. O^Sei/ 7TG) KV.KOV Y oVojAeTO, 

dAA' eu 7T€pto"T€AAoL'o~tv auTa, Aai/xoves, 
/<at 7ra)5 rot /xev rravovpya kol Trakivrpifiri 
yaipovcr 1 dvaa-rpk^ovres e£ 'AlSov, rd Se 
SiKata koll rd XP 7 7 crT ' dVoc^TeAAo^>cr , aet. 

126. IIws av 6 /xt) Xevcrcrdyv 

ttot 1 It' €7Tlttovov e'xot ^-ava>v Xarpeiav ; 

127. ^e-uyovcrt 6^7rov x ^ ^-pacr€6S, 6'rav 7reAas 
vjcfy tov w AtS^v elcropojo'L rod fiiov. 

128. At;€t fipoTOicriv ovSev ov$' eTraxpeXet 
/3d£tv KaXrjv Xaf3ovcn SfcrKAew? ^avav. 

129. Tots rot ^avovcriv €tK€, /x^S' dAcoAoras 
K€VT€L ; rts dA/07 Tov S-avoVr' €7rtKrav€LV ; 

130. "OcTTtS TTOt' €V TToXXoiO-tV 0>S ey(J KOLKOL$ 

£fj, 7Tws 6'8' oi^xt /<aT#aiw KtpSos 4>*P €t \ 



SOPHOCLES. 99 

124. What breed of men so poor in memory, 

As may be blameless, and forget the Dead % 
If there be such, may they think ill of me \ 
And, if there fall a blessing on my life, 
May I be robb'd thereof, if I deny 
Its meed of sorrow to my father's grave. 
Why, when the breath is out, if there 's an 

end, 
And Retribution be an idle name, 
Then forthwith let us wipe away respect, 
Tradition, form, and ceremonious duty, 
From off the tablet of our hearts for ever. 

125. Some special Providence doth bar the hurt 
Of coward curs, false traitors, and base coin \ 
And this same Power, so chary of the blood 
Of carrion- rogues, is lavish to expend 
Wit, Beauty, Virtue, and Integrity. 

126. There is no sorrow with the Dead. 

127. E'en Valour quails, and holds her breath, 
As she draws near to welcome Death. 

128. Who liveth well, to find in death disgrace, 
Stops short beside the goal, to lose the race. 

129. Let be a foeman, when his breath is sped ; 
Only a coward arm would stab the dead. 

130. The man, whose life is over-fraught with 

pain, 
Cannot find loss in Death, and may find gain. 



100 SOPHOCLES. 

131. v "£Lv9p(D7T€, [AY] Spa TOVS TeOvTjKOTaS KOLKUJS' 

ei yap 7roLr)(T€is, taOi 7rr)fjLavov/JLevos. 

132. ITavros ye to £rjv Ivtiv -ijStorTOv yepas, 
^ai/€tv yap ovk €^€cttl tols avrolcn oi's. 

133. Ov TovTrteLKes GdVaros ovre tyjv X^P iV 
rjSrj, /jl6vt]v 8' ccrrepyc tyjv drrXios Slktjv. 

134. Tots TedvrjKoonv xpccov 

rov (fivT kirapKtiv avrov tos ^avovfxevov. 

135. Tov 'AtSav ovde 
Yrjpas o?8e cf)L\eiv. 

136. Tt yap /3poT(ov dv orvv KaKots fxe/ny/MViov 
^vqorKtLV 6 fieXXcov rov ^povov KepSos </>epoi ; 

137. UoXepos ovSev 1 avSp' €ku>v 
alpec TTovrfpov, a A. Act rovs xprjo-rovs dec. 

138. &ev' rov S-avovTOS cE>s razeed res [iporols 
Xa/HS Stappec /cat TrpoSovo- 1 dXto-Ktrai. 

139. 'Ev oh 
^apts rj yQovia ^vv dVoKeiTai 
irevOelv ov x/ 3 ^' ve/xecrts yap. 

140. HXtLiQV \p6vos 
ov Set cr' apecr/ceiv rots Karoo tcjv €V#a8c. 

141. Tots roc ^avovai /jlo\9os ov tt pocryiy verat. 

142. IIoVos 7reptcra-os ecm rd 'v "AlSov cre/Jciv. 

143. Tovs rot ^-avovras ovx opuj Xvirovpikvovs. 

144. Ovk ecrriv ovrio /xwpos os S-aveiv epp. 



SOPHOCLES. 101 

131. Be mortuis nil nisi bonum. 

132. Life comes but once; so make the best 
of it. 

133. To Death are Equity aud Grace unknown ; 
The letter of the Law he heeds alone. 

134. Speak kindly of the Dead ; for thou 
Thyself to Death must one day bow. 

135. Age cannot reconcile our hearts to Death. 

136. If every day but adds to grief and pain, 
Each day of life is loss \ of Death, clear 

gain. 

137. War makes his arrow glance from coward 

knave 
To pierce the bosom of the good and brave. 

138. Alas ! when once a man is dead, how soon 
The memory of his good deeds fades away. 

139. Mourn not thou for such as in dying have 
made an offering acceptable to the Powers of the 
Under-world ; lest, in sorrowing for the former, thou 
incur the wrath of these latter. 

140. If in the scales of duty thou must weigh 
The claims of living friends against the dead \ 
Remember, with the living thou wilt spend 
Time only ; with the dead, Eternity. 

141. Grief cannot follow us beyond the grave. 

142. Let the dead bury their dead. 

143. From all I see, the dead are free from pain. 

144. What man so foolish as would wish to die ? 



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102 SOPHOCLES. 

145. "0 y' "Ato^/s TOVS vopovs lctovs rrodel. 

146. Ov fir) ^rdvo)(Ttv, ovaifep dv fir] £rjv 8e>/. 

147. TLolctl S-vaTOts e<pv fi6po<s. 

148. 'AtSrjs f3pOTOt(TL XolctOos carpus Ka/ca>v, 

149. 'H SoGAoV €V 8e(TpOi(TL 8paTT€T7]S dvr)p 

kcoAov 7roSto-#ets 7raV irpbs ffiovrjv Aeyet. 

150. Et orw/xa SouAoFj aAA' o vou? eXevOepos. 

151. IIpos T06 Tupavrov octtis e/iTTopeveroA 
Kttvov 'o~tI SovXos, Kay iXevOepos fioXrj, 

152. "0/)a, /z.r) Kp€?crcrov y 

kolI SvcrcrefiovvTa twv evavrtdjv Kpareiv, 
rj SovXov avrbv ovra twv 7reAa9 /cAveti/. 

153. Ot5k €0"Tt 7rdAtS ap' TjTlS dvSpOS k(j9' €VO$. 

154. Act yevos Is e'Aey^ov e£tov kolXov 
evKXetav dv KT^cratro pdXXov ?} iloyov. 

155. To T06 KaA(U? 
iretfrvKos oijSets av pidvetev Aoyos. 

156. ; Ek Kapra fSaiiov yj/coros ay ykvoir avrjp. 

157. Zr}v aio-yjpbv ai<rxpu>s rots kolXojs ire^vKOcrtv. 

158. Totcrt yevvatotcrt rot 

to t' alo~xpbv iydpbv /cat to xprjcrrbv 6VfcA€€S. 



SOPHOCLES. 103 

1 45. The God of the Under-world requires that 
thou pay impartial honours to thy dead kindred ; 
not that thou favour one, and be disrespectful to 
another. 

146. Poor rogues live long, whose lives are no- 
thing worth. 

147. Moriundum est omnibus. 

148. When all physicians else have tried in vain, 
Comes Death, and eases us of life and pain. 



CONCERNING SLAVERY— FREEDOM— NOBLESSE— ROYALTY 
—AND POLITICAL GOVERNMENT. 

149. Trust not a word by pain wrung from a slave. 

150. The spirit of a slave is free. 

151. He sells himself, that chaffers with a king. 

152. Better to be a slave in doing good, 
Than to be free to do one's own bad will. 

153. When saw you a free state, whose walls 
Encircled but one man *? 

154. Breed, put to proof, was never known to fail. 

155. Say Envy what she will, she '11 never see 
Meanness in one of old and high degree. 

156. The oak was cradled in an acorn-cup. 

157. In high estate base deeds are doubly base. 

158. By this Nobility is understood : 
Meanness it hates, e'en as it loves the good. 



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104 SOPHOCLES. 

159. Ovk oiv 7tot'j avSpes, dv8pa ^-a^;/xao-at/x , cya> 
os /xrjSev ujv yovatcrtv €l0 } dpaprdvu, 

00' 01 8o/COUVT€9 €Uy€V€T9 7T€(f>VK€Vai 

a't^LcrO' a/jLapTavovcTLV kv Adyois ewrj. 

160. Atcr^tcrTov dvSpa tov /xaKpov XPVC etv fitov, 
KaKOLCTiv o<ttls fx-qSkv e^aAAaarfjeraf 

Tt yao Tra/)' rJ/xa/3 fj/jiepa repireiv e^et 
irpocrBeicra KavaOetcra tov ye KarOavecv \ 
ovk av Tzpi<xi\Ly)v ovSevbs Xoyov fiporbv 
octtls Kevala-tv kXiTLO-Lv ^ep/xaiverat' 
dXX' rj KaAcos (rjv, r) KaAojs redvrjKtvai 
tov evyevi} XP 7 ?' ^"i"' dKrjKoas Adyov. 

161. Ka/cov to KevOeiv kov Trp^s aj/Soos evyevovs. 

162. "Eywye StJt' otjt avrbs IfJLetpwv ecfavv 
rvpavvos elvcu /xaAAov ij rvpavva Spdv 
oiV aAAos octtis cr(i)(f)pov€Lv kirio-TaTai. 

163. To rot rvpavvov evo-e/Seiv ov paScov. 

164. ^H 7ras Tt? dpyuv iroXXd Srjr olkcdv 7rotet. 

165. Te^va Tot Te^vas ereoas Trpovyti, 
Kal yv(i)[xa Trap 1 oto) to S-etov 
Atos o-KrJ7rrpov dvdcrcreTat. 

166. "H TOt TV/)aVVtS 7ToAA(X T a A A' €v8aifJLOV€L, 

Ka^ecrTLV avry Spdv Aeyetv S-' a /3ovXeTai t 

167. 2o(£ot Tvpavvot tojv <to<£>(i)v ^vvovcria. 

168. ^Htoi Tvpavvov 7ras k^Urai (fyvyelv. 



SOPHOCLES. 105 

159. I shall not be disposed to wonder, friends, 
To see poor, base-born fellows play the fool, 
When men reputed of most ancient birth 
Do wag their tongues to show their lack of 

brain. 

160. 'tis a shame to wish for length of days, 
When length of days brings with it only 

sorrow ; 
For how can one, day after day, delight 
In hanging pendulous 'twixt life and death ? 
I would not value at a straw the man 
That warm'd his heart with vain and silly 

hopes : 
I hold, if once the season have passed by 
For nobly living, one should nobly die. 

161. You '11 see a child, that comes of gentle breed, 
Show a frank forehead and an open palm. 

162. Who cannot rise in act to royal things, 
Only in make-believe are queens or kings. 

163. Temptations manifold do try a king. 

164. We none are wholly free, but never may 
A king despotic have his own free way. 

165. From sire to son, with those of royal line, 
Sceptre and wisdom pass by right divine. 

166. Kings what they please may say or do ; 
That may not I \ that may not you. 

167. Wise Ministers make wise Kings. 

168. No man is at his ease with Eoyalty. 



106 SOPHOCLES. 

169. T £2 7rX0VT€ Kdl TVpUVl'l K(ll T€\V^ T6)(V?^9 

v7T€p(p€povcra to) 7roXv^'/jk(p pity. 
ocro? Trap 1 vfxiv o cf>86vo<; <f>v\d(r xrerai. 

170. 'A/x^avor rot 7ravTo*> dvSpbs eKjiaOelv 
\jyy^r]v re /cat (j)p6vrjjjia Kal yvu/xrjv, irplv av 
apyais re /cat ro/xotcrtv IvTpifirjs 4 >av V' 
ifjbol yap ocrrts wacrav evOvvwv ttoXlv 

fxrj Ttov dpL(TT(i)V airrej at fSovXevfidriov, 
dXX' Jk <f>6/3ov rov yXwcrcrav eyKXrjcras e'x a > 
KaKLcrros elvai vvv T€ Kat 7raAat SoKet* 
Kat /jl€i£ov 7 octtls dvrl rrjs avrov irarpas 
cf)[\ov vopLitjei, totjtov ovSajMov Aeyor 
lya> yap, t(TTa> Zei;s 6 7rdv6 J opcov del, 
ovr av crt(07rrjcraifJLL rr]V arrjv opojv 
vreiyovo-av aVrots avrt ttJs o-cur^pta?, 
oiV av (j)i\ov 7tot dvdpa Svcr/ievy) )(9ovb<; 
^■etfJLrjv e/zai>TOj, totjto ytyvojcrKOH' 6r6 
?jf8' ecrTtv ?y crojfovcra Kat ravrrj^ eVt 
7rAeovT€5 opOfjs tcu? (J>l\ovs 7roiOV/xe9a. 

171. "07roi> S-' 6 yelpuv rdyaOov pafov crdevet 

Ka7ro<f>0[v€L rd xprjcrd ^c5 SctAos Kparel, 
tovtovs eya) toi>s dvSpas ov crrep^oj 7tot€. 

172. Ov rot 7TOT 1 dv ykvoir av JcrcfyaXrjs 7roAts 
lv fj rd fi\v SiKata Kal ra craxfrpova 
XdySrjv 7raretTat 5 KGJTtAos 8' av?7/} Xafitbv 
navovpya X e P°"^ nhrpa K^Sevet ttoXiv. 



SOPHOCLES. 107 

169. Unhappy Royalty, whose high estate 
Floods all around with jealousy and hate ! 

170. Friend, would I test thy spirit and thy sense, 
I 'd make thee sit one season on a throne ; 
Then, if applause or clamour of the herd 
From sound and wholesome counsels made 

thee swerve, 
I 'd know thou wert a very cur at heart ; 
And, if thou should' st prefer thy friend before 
The welfare of thy state, I 'd call thee knave ; 
For, God do so to me and more beside, 
If I saw one, dear to me as my life, 
Plotting the ruin of our Fatherland, 
I 'd pluck the love of him from out my heart, 
And fling it from me ; — for I know this, 

friend, 
That we are as a crew of mariners, 
Who all do serve upon a single ship, 
And such can never friend or messmate be, 
Who 'd sink the ship, and with the ship 

sink me. 

171. Forbid it all the Gods in heaven, 

My lot should ever there be cast, 
Where to a rogue the helm is given, 
And Merit serves before the mast. 

172. When honest folk are kept at bay, 

And chattering fools and knaves hold sway, 
Can Athens be in a right way % 



108 SOPHOCLES. 

173. "Ottov ye firj ra pavr 1 kXevOepois Aeyetv 
extern, viK(£ 8' eV iroXei rd yeipovoLj 
ajuapTLac crcfraXXovcn rrjv crcDrrjptav. 

174. "Orav ol y 1 dyaOol 7rpos dyevvrjrtov Kara- 

Wfccovrcu, 

iroia ttoXls av rdS y kvkyKoi ; 

175. 'AcTTOVS d(TTOLS tW )(prj /JLeXtTOLV, 
6LKOVTOLS a Set KaKOVOVTCLS. 

176. Merd rot pLcydXoiv flatus dpi&r av 
Kal /Atyas 6p6oi9 y vttu paKporepcov. 

177. *& ^aiBes, ovrd) \prj Sta crrepvcov e^etv, 
yvdifJLrjs 7rarptoa<s irdvr oiricrOev ko'Tavat' 
rovrov yap ovvzk 1 dv8pes evyovrai yovas 
KarrjKoovs cfavcravTes kv 86/jlols k\eiv, 

is Kal tov kydpov dvrafivvo)VTai koikcus, 

Kal TOV <fciXoV TLfJL(00-LV ££ LCTOV TTaTpi 

ocrns 8* dvcxxpkXrjra (£>ltv€l reKva, 

Tt tovS' av eliroiT dXXo 7rXrjv avrco ttovovs 

<f>vo-aL y iroXvv 8e tolclv kydpoio-tv ykXw. 

178. "Ovirep y 1 €<£vo*a$ avTos, ov8e Spowrd ere 

T<x tcov KaKL0~T(DV Svo'crefSeo-rar . to 7TaTe/3, 
S-e/zis ce y' eVrt Keivov dvrtSpav KaKtos. 



SOPHOCLES. 109 

173. When selfish interests weigh with the great, 
When Common Sense is dumb, and block- 
heads prate, 

Then may we presage ruin to the State. 

174. When knaves and beggars ride in state, 

And Birth and Merit are sunken low, 
Leave thou such country to its fate, 
For it is near its overthrow. 

175. There be three words that citizens should 
remember in their dealings one with other : — 
Equality, Compromise, and Obedience; 

176. Princes and People asunder are as a tottering 
tower ; but herein there is safety, when they lean one 
upon other. 



CONCERNING LOVE AND DUTY— PARENTAL, FILIAL, AND 
DOMESTIC. 

177. Ye children, ponder well the words I say : 
Let all give place before a father's will ; 
For to this end men pray the Gods to bless 
Their habitations with obedient sons, 
That they may strictly deal with friend and foe, 
Requiting love with love and hate with hate \ 
But graceless, stubborn, disobedient sons 
Are to their father a reproach and shame, 
And laughter to their father's enemies. 

178. Thou art a father, and thou hast a son 
Forgetful of his son- ship : — be it so : 

Yet may'st not thou forget thou art his father. 



110 SOPHOCLES. 

179. Tt, tovs avtuOev cf^povifJuoTdrovs o ? wvovs 
€(rop(i)fxevoi rpocjjds KrjSofJLevovs a<f>' oyv re 

/SXdcTTlO- 
<tlv a(\> toy r 1 5va<rw CU/DOKTI, TCtS' OVK eV 
icras reXovfxev ; 

180. El y' ot8' 68ovv€K J . et ra y' eyyei/rj </>iVei 
aKocr/xa ^peipo), Kapra rovs €go> yevovs' 

€v rots yap oIk€ioktlv ovtis ear' avi]p 
X/o^crro?, c/xxvetrat kulv 7roAet Sikolios (j)v. 

181. Ilocrts //,ey av crot KaT^ai/oVros aAAos '/v, 

kgu 7TGUS ccTr' aAAou <£wtos, et Toixl)' r)'//,7rAa/<es, 
[JLr]Tpbs 8' Iv^AiSov kou irarpo\ k€K€vQ6tolv 
ovk ecrr' a8e\<f)os ocrrt? av fiXdo-roi 7rore. 

182. Tots ei> yevet rot rdyyevrj udXccrO 1 opdv 
poVots t' aKovetv evcre(3(os e^et Kaxa. 

183. Et rot vofii^ets dvSpa crvyyevrj kcikujs 

8pU)V OVX V^^CfcV T^V SlKVjV, OVK €U <f)pOV€LS. 

184. Aetvov to TLKTtiv ecrriV ov8e yap kcikcos 
7rao~)(0]/Tt /xto~o? tuv Te/o; Trpocytyverat. 

185. "OyKov /zaratcos ovo/xaros Tt Set Tpecfieiv 
pLrjTpwoV) i]rts fJirjSev ojs reKovcra Spa ; 

186. Tt 7TOT€ 7TOLTpbs ^tdXXoVTOS ei3/vAeta9 TeKl'Ot? 

ayaA/xa jjl€l£ov, ij Tt 7rpo9 7rat'8a>v irarpi ; 

187. Tot? T€K'OUO-t' TOt 

ov8* et 7rovot rts, Set 7rovou fivrj/JL-qv e'xetv. 

188. e PrJo-t§ /3pa^eta rots ^povovcn o-iixppova 
Trpus rois reKoVras /cat (frvrevcravTas irpkirv . 



SOPHOCLES. Ill 

179. Learn, my son, a lesson from the stork ; 
for this is a wise bird and a virtuous, and bringeth 
food to his mother, when she is old and feeble in her 
nest. 

180. Seek not thy fellow-citizens to guide, 

Till thou can'st order well thine own fireside. 

181. woman, if thy father and thy mother be 
dead, cling fast unto thy brother ; for he could not 
now be replaced unto thee : but, if thy husband die, 
thou may'st wed again ; and, if thy child be taken 
from thee, thou may'st be blessed with another. 

182. Soiled linen should be washed at home. 

183. In dealing with one of thine own blood, 
push not the claims of kindred beyond the line of 
Equity. 

184. Wonderful exceedingly is parental love ; ill 
usage and disobedience cannot wipe it out. 

185. Mothers may bear children, and be not 
withal mothers in heart. 

186. The good name of a father is the glory of 
a son ; and the goodly promise of a son is a father's 
pride. 

187. Remember, my son, to do good unto thy 
father ; but, when thou hast done it, forget that it 
hath been done. 

188. A wise son putteth his finger on his lips, 
nor careth to bandy words with the father that begat 
him. 



112 SOPHOCLES. 

189. 'Ottov ttot ot cjyvcravres rjcrcrtovTaL tckvidv, 

OVK €(TTLV OLVTY] CT(J)<j)p6v(j)V dvSpCOV 7t6\lS. 



190. To) t€kovtl irdv $>l\ov. 



191. T !2 7rat8€S, ^ rot K"U7r/)ts ot) Kw/ots [JLOVOV, 
dAA' €(TTl 7roAA(3i/ dvo/xarwi/ €7T(0 VINOS' 

Icttlv Se Xvo-cra fxaivas, ecm S' tfxepos 

(LKpOLTOS, €CTT OLfJLiOyfJLOS' €V K€iVYJ TO 7TaV, 

o-7rov8aLov, r)crvx<i>'i>ov 1 h ficav dyov 
€VTrjK€Tac yap 7rvevfx6v(ov oitols evi, 
\jsvyji tls ov)(l rrjcr^e rrjs Qeov flopd; 
etcrep^eTat jjiev lydvuv ttX(ot(3 yevef 
€V€cttl 8' kv ykptrov rerpacrKeXtL yov#* 
vo)fxd 8' kv oidvoicri rovKeivrjs irrepov^ 
kv ^Tjpcrlv, kv /3poroicnv, kv 0€ots ai/co. 
tlv ov iraXalovv Is rpls kK/SdXXet 0e<3v ; 
€t fxoi %-kfJUS, — ^-6/xts 8e rd\r]6rj Aeyeiv, — 
Atos rvpavvei irvtvixovoiv, dvzv 8opos' 
dvev <Ti8'qpov irdvra rot crvvrk/JLveraL 
Kvirpis rot §vrjTU)v kcu 0€a>i> /3ovXevfiara. 



SOPHOCLES. 113 

189. That state or household is in evil case, 
Where grey hairs bow, and youth holds 

pride of place. 

190. Foud mother Goose holds all her goslings 
swans. 



CONCERNING LOVE, PASSION, DESIRE. 

191. Standest thou, Love, a power alone 1 
Or art thou twenty powers in one 1 
thou art Agony, and Delight, 
Sweet Weakness, and resistless Might ; 
Without appeal, thy slightest breath 
Passeth award of life and death ; 
Thou can'st with Frensy fire the brain, 
And Fever pour thro' every vein ; 
And, even when the passion-tide 

Thro' throbbing pulse and vein is sent, 
Can'st calm the troubled soul, and guide 

To tranquil efforts and still content : 
The fish that in the waters glide, 

The birds thro' air that wing their way, 
The beast that roams the mountain side 

Thy penetrant influence must obey ; 
Nor shall I be profanely bold 
To tell,— what holy tales have told, — 
How under soft, but sovereign, thrall 
Thou rulest Him, who ruleth all. 

H 



114 SOPHOCLES. 

192. Nocrry/x' ep(i)TOS tovt e</>/'/xe/)ov kolkov 
k\otpL <xv avro /xry Kazoos a7ret/<ao*at' 
orav, wdyov cfyavevros aldptov, ytpolv 
KpvcrraXXov dp7rd(T(D(Tt TracSes do-ray?], 
rd irpwT €)(ov(tlv rjftovds 7TOTaiVtovs, 
reXos &' 6 xu/xos ovt op dffjeOrjvai ^kXec, 
ovr y kv yepoiv to ktt\\kx crv/i^opov /xevtiv 
ovto) ye robs kpiovras olvtos tfxepos 
8pdv Kal to fxrj 8pdv 7roAAa/as irpoUrai. 



193. Ov Srjr J "E^cds avSpas y hrkpytTai fiovovs. 
ovS 7 av yvvatKas, dAAa Kal Gewv avo) 
i/a^as rapdcrcreL, Kairl ttovtov epytrai' 
kol t6v& dirupyetv ov^ 6 7rayKparrjS rrOkvei 
Zeus, dAA' vtt€lk€i, Kal ^reXiov kyKXiverat. 



194. "Epws dviKare fidyav, 

*Epcos, os kv KT?;/xacrt 7T67rras, 
6s ev /xaAaKafe 7rap€tat§ 

(poiras 8' vTrepwo vtios ev t' dypovofxots auAcus* 



SOPHOCLES. 115 

192. As children on a winter's day- 
Delight to gather ice in play ; 

At first they feel and view with pleasure 
The marvel of their crystal treasure ; 
But, when the glittering lump is gone, 

A viewless weight perforce they hold, 
For still thro' tingling veins doth run 

The clinging penetrative cold \ 
So 'tis with us, when ill at ease 
With Love's deliciously sweet disease ; 
Suspicionless, the draught at first 

We drink in of our own free will ; 
But, when the soul has slaked her thirst, 

The liquid venom worketh still ; 
But, could we clear each poisoned vein, 
We 'd drink it greedily in again. 

193. Love rules supreme o'er every one, 

O'er mother's daughter and father's son ; 
The finny fish, that swim the flood, 
Feel love through all their watery blood : 
The Gods, that dwell in heaven above, 
Are subjects, every one, of Love ; 
The King of Kings, who reigns on high, 

Beneath Love's penetrant influence 
Puts for a while His sceptre by, 

And doffs His royal Omnipotence. 

194. Love, to thee all things must yield, 
Bird of the air and beast of the field ; 



116 SOPHOCLES. 

koll <x' ovr 'AOavdrojv (fiv^Lfios ovSels 

Olid' d/JL€pl(OV €7T T dv8p(JL)7TO)V, O 6" tyjb)V fX€/lTjV€V' 
(TV KOt OIKOLMOV (ISiKOVS 

(j)pevas irapawiri't.s €7rt Aoj/ia. 



195. "E/hoti fxev vvv ocrrtg avravivTaTai 

7TVKTr]S 07T(t>S €S X € W a S> <>V KdXoJS <j)pOV€L. 



196. Mcya T6 crOevos a Ku7r/K9 tKcjieptTai Micas act. 



197. "0 y' ix^pos rjfJLtv es TOcrovS' eyOaprkos, 
d)S KGU cfrtXrjcriov avOis, h re tuv <\>i\ov 
rocravO' virovpyujv oxfieXetv /JouA^cro/zai, 
cos atev ov /AevowTa' rots ttoWolctl yap 
fipoTwv a7rtcrTos €<t#' kratpeias Xifxrjv. 



198. IIoTepov av, €t ve/xot tis cupea-tv, X.d/3ots 
cj)[\ovs dvicov avrbs y]$ovas €\€IV^ 

rj kolvus iv kolvolctl Xvirelo-Qai gvviov ; 

To roc SnrXd^ov icrrl o?) /JLtlfov kclkov. 



SOPHOCLES. 117 

Cold-blooded fish that swim the sea, 
Brutes of the forest, none are free ; 
When in the cheek of sweet maiden sixteen 

Bird-like thou buildest a cozy warm nest, 
Then canst thou make, as may daily be seen, 

Fools of our wisest, and knaves of our best ; 
Beings immortal, Beings divine, 

Humble their godship beneath thy soft sway, 
And feel, not unwilling, at sweet touch of 
thine, 

Their immortality melting away. 

195. The lessons of Experience prove 

The man a fool, that fights with Love. 

196. If Love and Man contend, why need I say 
Who of the twain will bear the prize away ? 



CONCERNING FRIENDSHIP—ENMITY. 

197. A foe is just so far to have your hate, 

As one whom chance may prove your friend 

ere long ; 
And just so far a friend is to be served, 
As who may turn foe o' the morrow : — so safe, 
Too oft, is friendship's haven to anchor in. 

198. A, If choice were given thee, whether 

wouldst thou choose 
Paining thy friends to be at ease thyself, 
Or share with them their sorrow % — 

B. Surely, friend, 

The greater sorrow is the greater ill. 



118 SOPHOCLES. 

L99. QiXov rtv > icrOXov tKfiaXetv tcrov Aeyw 

koX tov irap airy fiiorov, ov irXelo-rov r/uAci. 

200. Tov ivayrj cjyiXov /x/jttot' iv alri'a 
rrvv ac^avet Aoya> o - ' aripov fiaXelv. 

201. ? H Kapra 7roXXol vvv </u'Aot k avQis iriKpoi. 

202. Aoyots eya> (fatXovvTas ov arkpyoi c/uAovs. 

203. Aos dvS/)ao-iv (fytXots yvuprjs Kparqcrat. 

204. ^tAoU KOLKOJS 7Tpd£aVTOS £K7To8wV cf)tXoL. 

205. "H TOt /3ta (T€ pL7)8apL0)S VLKYJCrdTO) 

rocrovSe pucreiv wcttc t?)v Slkyjv Trareiv. 

206. "Av8/o' oi5 6Y/<aiov, 64 S-avoi, 
fSXaiTTeiv tov ecrOXov, ovS J kdv pucrwv Kvpf/s. 

207. "E£eo~Ttv a/)' elirovTi tolXy]6'T) (jnXto 
crol jJbrjSev rjo'O'ov r/ irapos £vvr)p€T€iv ; 

208. KpaTets Tot rwv (f>iXm f viKiopevos. 

209. "E^^wv d8o)pa Scopa kovk 6vrjo~tpa. 

210. Ol'toi 7ro#' ovyOpos, ov8 J orav ^-an], </u'Aos. 

211. Tot? k)(0pOiO-i tol 

c^lXovo-l 7rdvT€<$ K€LfjL€voi$ eTreyyeAav. 

212. TeAtus ?J6Wtos 6ts i^Opovs yeAav. 



SOPHOCLES. 119 

199. Lose all thy substance rather than thy friend, 
For whoso loseth friend doth lose himself. 

200. Condemn no man whom thou hast loved 
On charges idle or unproved. 

201. Some friends do fall asleep, to wake up foes. 

202. Carry not in thine heart the friend that bears 
His love upon his sleeve or 'twixt his lips. 

203. Let those that love thee master thy resolves. 

204. When rain is heavy on the roof, 
Dry-weather friends hold far aloof. 

205. Let passion never master thee so far, 

That thou shouldst tread on right to glut 
thine hate. 

206. Be hatred ne'er so strong, 'twere shame to 

harm 
A worthy man, when dead and on the ground. 

207. Art thou a man to whom a friend may tell 
The honest truth, and still be held a friend 1 

208. Press not resolve too far ; who to a friend 
Submits, is of the twain the conqueror. 

209. Trust not a foe that comes with open hand. 

210. By one as wise as stern 'twas said : — 

Half friendships and half hates forego ; 
But, be they living, or be they dead, 
Love thou thy friend, and hate thy foe. 

211. Let thy foot slip, and many will be found 
To bear a hand, to keep thee on the ground. 

212. What laugh so sweet as at a foe's expense ] 



1 20 SOPHOCLES. 

213. T<x xpr)iJ.aT avOpixiiroKTiv evpicrKei </>iA<n>s, 
avOis 8e rt/xot?, etra rrjs virepTaTt}^ 
TVpavviSos ecrdyovcnv rjStcrTrjv eSpav' 
eireiTa 8' ovSels eyOpos ovtc (fiverac 
7rpbs XPVf Jia ^\ °^ T€ favTes dpvovvrai (TTvyetv 
Setvbs yap epireiv UXovtos h re rd/3ara 
Kcu 7r/)o§ rot /Sard 8t), ^d)7rd^ei/ 7revr]s dvrjp 
fxrjS 9 ivTvyuiV Swacr' dv Jjv epd Tvys.LV 
Kaiydp SvcrecSes o/x/xa Kal Svoriovv/xov 
yXiiXTQ-rj crocfrbv rtOqcriv evfiop^ov t I8eiv 
fiovcs) Se yalpeiv Kal vocrwv dirovvLa 
TrdpevTiv airy, KairiKpyx^acrOaL KaKa. 



214. M^ ^avfxdcrys ^vtjtov ye rov KepSovs rtva 
7ToAA.' dvreyecrOai' Kaiydp ot /xa/cpov /3lov 
^vrjTtov eyovort rov ye KepSaivetv o/xws 
a7rpl£ eyovrai' Kacm wpbs ra ^yy/xara 
^-vrjTOtcTL raAAa 8evrep'' ecrrt 8' oinves 
aivov&iv dvocrov dv8p'' e/xoi 8' ovSels 8o/cet 
€tVat ? 7revrjs cov, avocros, aAA' clUi vocreiv. 



SOPHOCLES. 121 



CONCERNING COVETOUSNESS— MONEY— SELFISHNESS. 

213. 'Tis Money, Money, makes us friends ; 
'Tis Money works out all our ends ; 
Money makes a small man great, 
Puts a beggar in chair of state ; 
Says a man — ' Money I despise ' — % 
He lies, the rogue ; and knows he lies ; 
Money can climb to where the brain 
Would reel for goats or beggar-men ; 
Money can with beauty clothe 

A face that every sense would loathe ; 
Pleasure and Health may be gotten for pay, 
And Sorrow and Sickness kept out of the 
way. 

214. wonder not that men so cling to Gain ; 
Old white-hair'd Foot-i'-the-graves betwixt 

their teeth 
Grip it, as drowning men would grip a plank ; 
The first of objects to us all is Gain ; 
Gain is our second ; and our third is — Gain ; 
And, when one saith : c If Heaven will send 

me health 
Of mind and body, I will be content : ' 
The rogue is whispering in his heart the 

while : 
t fill my purse, kind Gods, and keep me 

free 
' From that one plague incurable — Poverty !' 



122 SOPHOCLES. 

215c 'OcTTtS TOV 7T/VeOl'OS fltpOVS XPV£ €i T °V f^TpLOV 

7rapels 
£a>etv 7 (TKatocrvvav cjjvXdcrcrojv 
ev ifxol KardftrjXos ecrrar 

€7ret 7roAAd fiev at fiaicpal u/ikpai KarkOevro 8r] 
AuVas eyyvrepio, rd rkpirovra S 1 ovk dv t'Sots 

ajrov, 
orav rt§ I9 7rAeov 7recr>/ 

TOV ^kXoVTOS' 6 8' tTTLKOVpOS tO~OTeAeO~TOS, 

"AtSos OT€ Motp' avu/xeVato? 
dXvpos a^opos ava7re</)ryre. 
GdVa-ros, Is reXevrdv. 

216. OvSeV 7tot' dvOpuTTOLcriv otov apyvpos 
kolkov v6jJLicrfJL J e/3XacrTe' tovto kolI 7roAets 
TTopOet, roS 1 avSpas e^avto-rrjcrtv 86/jl<dv 
toS' €K8iSdcrKei kolI 7rapaXXdcr<T€i (f>pevas 
XP^)0~rds 7rpbs ald^pd irpdyfxad 1 ca-TaarOai 

fipoTWV 
iravovpyias S J eSet^ev dvOpwirois e'x €tl/ > 
Kal ttolvtos epyov 8vcrcrkf3eiav elSevat. 

217. TLltttovctl roc /3poru)v 

^06 TroXXd ftetvol TTTWfAaT ato-^/ 3 ', orav Aoyois 
alo")(povs KaXws Aeycocrt rov KtpSovs ydp iv - 

218. Ovk ecrrt XrjcrraLS 7rt'€v/x' iraA'Ttovpevov, 
orav 7rapfj /cAe^at T€ ^apTracrat /3ta. 

219. Otk e£ a7ravT05 Set to KepSacveiv <j>iXetv. 

220. To [xavTLKOV rot ttolv fyiXdpyvpov yevos. 



SOPHOCLES. 123 

I 

215. He that hath a contented spirit hath great 
riches ; and he that addeth field to field addeth 
trouble to trouble. For length of days is the in- 
crease of sorrow ; and Wealth pouring in at the door 
driveth Happiness out by the window. And, in the 
end, cometh Death to the rich man and the poor 
alike ; and in his day the noise of merriment is 
hushed, and the string of the lute is broken, and the 
dancers cease from their dancing. 

216. When money first was coin'd, began 
Mischief to germinate for Man \ 
Money lays firesides desolate, 

Or topples down ruin on king and state ; 

Money can warp the good and wise 

To think, and speak, and practise lies ; 

Never was evil imagined of men, 

But Money hath done, and will do it again. 

217. The covetous man that speaketh lies shall 
be taken in his own craftiness. 

218. Outside of port when spoil's to win, 
No wind will keep sea-thieves within. 

219. Fair winds may blow to drive a ship too 

fast ; 
And there be gains that turn out loss at last. 

220. Prophets, who sell To-morrow, ask in pay 
For flimsy wares coin solid of To-day. 



124 SOPHOCLES. 

221. 'Ytt' ikviSw 

avopas to KtpSos 7toW(xkl<$ ScojXeorev. 

222. Tot oV/Aa KtpSr] 7rrjfiova<s ipyd^erat. 

223. ^H irdvO 1 6/xota)S 7r<x9 dvrjp avrco wovet. 

224. "Slcnrtp ol cro(/>ot, r<x /xei/ 
Sikcu' e7ratvet ? tol> 8e KepSaiveiv e^ov. 

225. 'Orav rt Spa? Is KepSos, ovk okvzlv -irpkirzi. 

226. BouAo/xat KaAcos 
8/ogjv i^afxapretv /zaAAov ?}' vlkolv kolkojs. 

227. 5 H 7r/)os t<x y^prjCTTa was ns el(ropdv (/uAei. 

228. NtKaV ye 7ras rts 7ravra)(ou XPVC (i)v ( ^4 >v - 

229. "HoWtov ecrn KTrjfJLa rfjs vcKijs Aa/Jeiv. 

230. Ov8ei/ p?5/xa crvv KepSec kclkov. 

231. Oi'7roj toctovtov rjirar-qfievos Kvpco 

ojctt aAAa XPVC €LV V T< * ^^ K *P&£ L Kakd. 

232. To KepSos rjSvj kolv aVo i/'CuSwv ny. 

233. Tts 7Tot' ecr#' og ofx axrno <£i'Aos. 



SOPHOCLES. 125 

221. Hope is a bait that kills the covetous. 

222. Dishonest gains are lost pains. 

223. In this world it is every man for himself, 
and the Mischief take the hindmost. 

224. When Profit whispereth thee aside, 
Avert thine eyes, thy shame to hide, 
But keep thy two hands open wide. 

225. When thou hast aught to do that 's worth 

the doing, 
Leave Unresolve at home, and go, and do it. 

226. I'd rather with a quiet conscience lose, 
Than win, and whisper to myself : < Thou 

rogue !' 

227. E'en Selfishness doth honour Integrity. 

228. Never was man or woman known 
Without some will of his or her own. 

229. Whatever wise folks write or say, 
'Tis pleasant to have one's own way. 

230. When words are on thy lips, why weigh 

Whether to Eight or Wrong they tend 1 
Think only this : ' Will what I say 
Achieve for me, or lose, mine end ? ' 

231. Honour pricks me on ? — Yea : but how if 
Honour prick me off, when I come on ] 

232. Gain is a draught we greedily drink up, 
Tho' Lies be dregs at bottom of the cup. 

233. Myself is nearest neighbour to Myself. 



126 SOPHOCLJBS. 

234. Ovre yd/JLOV, OUT* oA/3oi/ dv 

€Kfi.€Tpov ? 1/801/ y' 6v£<u/a' av tytiv 
(fyQovepal yap oSoi. 



235. 'Ei/ ?y#os ov ^p>) povuov kv cravroj (faopetv, 

o)$ </>>}? cri> ? KoijSev aAAo, tout' 6p8o)s i\€W' 
oo"Tt? yap olvtos rj cfypovetv povos ^o/cet, 
fj yXiocrcrav, ?)V ouk aAAos, ?y ^v)(r]V *X €tl/ > 

01JT06 8ta7TTUX#€l/T€9 <.o4 > @ r ) (Tav K€\'OL' 

aAA' avopa, K€t' rt? ?y o-oc/>os, to pavOdvew 
7r6W alcrxpov ovSev kolI to /xt) retveiv ayai/. 
*Opds irapd petOpoccrt yjzipdppois ocra 
8ev6pwi/ vireiKet, kXlqvols cos €/<cra)<Vrai, 

TO, 8' dvTLT€LVOVT aVTOTTptpV dir6k\vTai' 

a{'TO>s Se vaos oo~Tt? kyKparq iroSa 
retvas viretKet //,?y8et/, v7ttlols Kara* 
(TTpkxpas to Aot7rov crkXpacrtv vavriWerai. 
'AAA' €tKe, /cat %vpto perdaracnv 6YSoi\ 



SOPHOCLES. 127 

234. If thou wouldest live at peace with thy 
neighbours, marry a wife that is thine equal, and 
seek not wealth above thy station. 



CONCERNING WILFULNESS-DISOBED1ENCE- OBSTINACY— 
ILL-TEMPER— ANGER -ARROGANCE— AUDACITY— FOLLY 
—CAUTION — DOCILITY — HUMILITY — OBEDIENCE-FIT- 
NESS—DISCRETION—SILENCE. 

235. Guard thee, my son, against self-will \ nor 

think 
That Truth is anchor' d to thy word alone \ 
The tongues and brains of all our kind are 

shaped 
By Mother Nature in one common mould. 
No ken doth reach so far, but it may reach 
Still farther, if one gaze from vantage- 
ground ; 
And none so strong as hold a singular will 
Against the main flood of Opinion. 
Hast thou not seen, bow, swoln with winter 

rains, 
The downward torrent passeth harmless by 
Slim birch and limber willow, but sweeps 

away 
Cornel and ash, from stubborn roots uptorn 1 
And know'st thou not that he, who slacks 

not sheet 
When squalls are rife, may come to end his 

voyage 



128 SOPHOCLES. 

"Eyayye crot ^v/icj^rjiit irpeirfievtiv ttoXv 
cf>vvat tuv av&pa irdvT iir terry /irjs irXkw 

€1 8' OVV, <f>i\€L jap TOVTO LL7) TOLVTi) />€7T€tV, 

Kal to)]/ XeyovTiov ev KaXov to /xavddvetv. 



236. ^H rot kcikov 7r/)os dv&pos avSpa Sti/xottjv 
LirjSev Slkollovv t(ov ifacrrwriov kXvuv' 
ov yap ttot ovt dv ev TroAet vo/ioc KaXios 
(fiepOLVT av, evda fxrj KaOecrTrjKrj 8eos, 
ovt dv o~TpaTos ye o-cocjypovws dpyoiT 6TI 
fiYjSlv (£>6/3ov irp6(iXy]fia fxrjS' alSovs e'xwv* 
dXX 1 dvSpa XP 7 )? K< * v o-uj/xa yevvrjenj /xeya, 

8oK€LV 7T€0~€tV (IV KaV tt7TO CT/llKpOV KaKOV' 

Seos yap to Trpoa-ecrTiv alo-yyvy] ^' 6/xou. 
o-(i)T7]ptav tyovTa toV6" €7rto~Tao~o. 



237. "Oorns y' V7rep/3a$ ?jf vo/xov? /Jiafercu, 
r/ TOVTrcTacroreiv rots Kparwovcrti/ voet, 
ovk cot' eTratVof to^tov e£ e/xou tux^u'* 
aAA' ov 7r6At5 cm/creie, rouSe ^P 7 ) kA.vcii' 
kcu o~LLiKpa Kal Si/ccua Kal TavavTia' 
Kal tovto v dv tov dvSpa ^tapcrotrjv eyw 
KaXws li\v dpyziv, tv 6" dv apyto-dai ^-eAeu', 
b\)pos t dv iv yziiLwvi it pov tzt ay fxkvov 



SOPHOCLES. 129 

With sun-light glistening on an upturn'd 

keel] 
Yield, then, my son : and give to Passion 

place : 
It had been well, I grant thee, had we all 
Been framed by Nature faultless at our birth ; 
But, as the judgments of us all are warp'd 
With imperfection, 'tis unwise to turn 
To prudent counsel inattentive ears. 

236. 'Tis most unseemly that a common man, 
One of the many, should refuse to pay 
Authority its due ; for in a state 

No laws could have their due effect, unless 
The sense of fear were in a people's heart ; 
Nor could an army be well led, that lack'd 
The sense of order and respect of place. 
A man should reckon, be he ne'er so big, 
The smallest pebble may trip up his heels , 
And he that fain would keep his steps secure 
Must cherish in his heart respect and fear. 

237. The man, that in the habits of his life 
Would outrage custom and despise restraint, 
As member of a commonwealth I hate : 
For he that sits in chair of dignity 
Claims as his due obedience, even when 
From strictest justice his award may swerve ; 
And you will find that whoso in the ranks 
Acts on the bidding of superior, 

Scatters not mutiny when in command ; 
i 



130 SOPHOCLES. 

jJL€V€iv Slkouov KuyaOov 7rapa(TT(iTr]V' 
5 Avap-^tas Se /xci£ov ovk zcttlv kolkov 
avrr] TroAei? oWvcriv, ?y'8' dvacrraTovs 
oiKovs TiOrjarLV ijSe crvv (i&XV $°p^S 
Tpoiras Karappijyvvo-L' twv 8' opOoviikviov 
iTio^et to. iroXXd o-(x)/iad' ?y Tl^idap^ta. 



238. Ovk dv 7tot€ 

KardaTacrts ykvoiT av ovSevos vo/xov, 

€6 TOUS SlKT) VLKMVTtlS i£(i)0'rj(TOp€V 

ko.I rovs oTTMrOev es to irpocrOtv dgopev 
dAA' elpKreov rdS' Icniv ov yap ol TrXaTeis 
ovS J ejpvvo)TOL </>u)T€S do~(f)a\.eo~TaTOL, 
dXX 1 ol (jypovovvres eu Kparovcri vavra\pv' 
jxeyas Se -nrXevpa. /3ovs v7To o-ptKpds o//ws 
fidcmyos opOis eis cSov Troptierai. 



239. 2o(/joV tl to /irj-^avoev renvois vrrlp cATt'S' Zyjiov 

7TOT€ Ll€V KO.KOV) 6.XX0T CTt' €0~#AoV €/J7T€t. 

vofiovs Trapoupiov ^Oovos 
Qeiov t 'kvopKov Slkolv* 

VlfiTToXtS aTToXiS OTU) TO [J.1J KO.Xlv 

gvvtCTL ToXpas \dpiv 

livjt €Liol 7rapeo~TLos 

y'evoiTOj p.i]T lo~ov <j)pov<jJV } os tciS' epEei. 



SOPHOCLES. 131 

For who can well obey, can order well ; 
And such a man would I rejoice to see 
By me in battle, as the foe came on. 
But Disobedience is the plague of plagues ; 
It is the ruin of domestic peace ; 
It is the downfall of a kingdom's power ; 
In battle, at the crisis, it will turn 
Assured victory to shameless flight ; 
But, from a bloody field when ten return, 
And leave behind one comrade, they may 

thank 
These Powers, — Obedience and Discipline. 

238. Can law have in a commonwealth effect, 
If, when one wius his cause, we set aside 
His rights, and push the hindmost to the 

front ? 
It cannot be ; 'tis not your brawny men 
That are the safest in the hour of need ; 
Your ox, for all his ponderous flanks, a child 
May drive before him with a little goad ; 
'Tis Wisdom, Wisdom bears in all the palm. 

239. He that useth his wits for wrong ends may 
succeed for a time, but ruin in the end will overtake 
him ; for he clisregardeth the customs of his fellows 
and the ordinances of the Gods above. He that 
ventureth thus upon iniquity, if he rise high, shall 
afterward sink low. May I never be of one mind 
with such an one ; and may such an one never be 
seated at my fireside ! 



132 SO I' HOC [.I 

240. Ta (T(f)o8pa Setvot Kai rd Kaprepiorara 

Tl/IOLLS V7T€LK€C TOVTO \iXV VL<jiO(TTlfid<$ 
)(€ijJLU)V€S €K\ii)pOV(TiV tVKU.plTU) %ip€l>* 

i^tararat 8c vvktus alavfjs ki)/cAo? 
tt; Acvk'ottojAo) c/^eyyos y/iepa. (jjXeyecv 
SeiVMV t arjfxa 7ri/€iyx drov €KOifU<r€ 

(TTtVOVTa TTQVTOV €V 8' 77(iyKpaT'lj^'"YlTVOS 

Xvet ireO'/ja-aSj ovo 1 del \a/3i>v €\€i. 



241, T £2 7rat8e5, dvOpwiroicrL rds /Lt€V €/< Gecoi' 
Tu^as SoOetcras ear avayKaiov <\>kpeiv' 
OCTOL 8' €KOVCTlOL(TI.V eyKeivrat /3Ad/3cus, 
tovtomtiv dv8po)v ovre crvyyvtofiijv e^eti 
Slkollov ecrrcv, ovr eiroiKTeipeiv rcvd. 



242. Tots irdcri kolvov ean rov^afiapraveiv 

ewel 8' d/xd/rn/, Ketvo? ovKer eW di'vy/; 
d/3ovXos oix)' dvoA/?os, vcttls es kolkov 
7recr( v i>v d/o^Tat /x?/S' d/aV^ros iriXrf 
av9a^ia rot cr/catoT^T' dc^Aicncdrci. 

243. Td Tot 7T€pL<TO-a Kdvomjra crw/xara 
iriirreiv fiapetais rrpos Qewv Svcnrpagious 

<f>doTKOVCTL (xdv-tLS, OCTT19 dv8p(jJ7TOV <$)V(TIV 

[3\acrT(j)V eiretra p/q kolt dvOpunrov (ppoinj. 



SOPHOCLES. L33 

240. Things that most hard and most unbending 

are 
Have sense of order ; so the winter snows 
Duly give place to summer fruit and flowers ; 
And so the dark and dismal car of Night 
Retreats before the white steeds of the Dawn ; 
And blasts of stormy winds do raise and lull 
The roaring sea ; and Sleep's almighty hand 
Binds and lets loose, nor keeps its hold for 

ever. 

241. Misfortunes fall from heav'n on some men's 

heads ; 
And such as bravely bear the sudden weight 
From all win sympathy compassionate ; 
But, when fools rush to seek superfluous pain, 
'Tis more than pity if the search be vain. 

242. Though firm thy tackle and thy timbers sound, 
Rude wiuds and waves may drive thy bark 

aground \ 
And by the shipwright's aid thy bark once 

more 
A better craft than new may quit the shore • 
But, if with leaky hull thou tempt the sea, 
Thy watery death will be unwept of me. 

243. Big burly men. strong-thew'd, and weak of 

brain, 
Incur the sore displeasure of the Gods, 
If this their strength breed pride and 

arrogance. 



134 SOPHOCLES. 

244. "Ottov y' vftpifav Spdv W a fiovXtrai irapj}, 
ravrrjv vo/xc^e rrjv iroXtv Xpovip irork 

e£ ovpLtov Spapiovo'av es jivOov irecrelv. 

245. "Y ftp is fare-vet Tvpavvov 

"YflpLS, €1 7ToAAlOV V7T€p7rXy](r6rj fJLOLTaV, 

a fxrj Vucaipa pa]8e (TV/JLcfrepovTa, 
aKpoTdTOv etVava/Sao-' 
atrros airoropLov ojpovcrev els 'Avay/cav, 
ev8' ov 7To8l xprjarLfAO) 

XPV Tat - 

246. 2a<£' tcrOt tol to. otkXtjp ayav <ppovrjfJLara 

7TL7rT€LV /XaAlCTT(X, KOLL TOV €yKp(JLT€(TTaTOV 
(TiSrjpOV 07TTOV €K TTVpUS 7T€piO~K€Xrj 

^rpavcrOevra koX payeura irXelo-T dv elcrL&OLS' 
(r/JLLKptp ^aAtvco 8' oiSa to us ^vp^ovpLevovs 
Ittttovs KaraprvOevras' ov yap eKirkXei 
cj^povetv p.ky 1 ocns SovXos icrrc tujv 7reAas. 

247. ^vravOa Stj-irov iravra rdvOp(x>T(x)v vocret, 

KOLKOLS OTOLV ^TtXuKTLV taCT&Xl KOLK<i. 

248. 'Ocrrt? TTOT kv kolkolctl ^vpLwOels fiporujv 
/xet{bv TTpocrdirrei rrjs vocrov to <£ap/zaKoi>, 
larpos ecrriv ovk eirtcrrrjpuyv kolkiJjv. 

249. r £avr io-rlv aAytc^T , , rjv, irapov ^eadac kolXws, 
olvtos tis avTU) rrjv /3Aa/3?/v irpocrdrj <pep(DV. 

250. Mr/ tlkt€ arav arais. 



SOPHOCLES. 135 

244. When upstart Wealth and Pride high-born 
Law, Eight, and Usage laugh ip scorn, 
State-pilots listening hear the roar 

Of breakers on a dead lee-shore. 

245. License is the mother of Tyranny ; when it 
hath run its course of recklessness, it cometh suddenly 
on the edge of a precipice, over which it needs must 
leap, and bide the chances of the leaping. 

246. Pride is a stiff and stubborn thing, and oft 
Trips on the way from lack of suppleness : 
So iron, harden' d in the furnace -flame, 
Cracks easily ; and steeds of finest mettle 
By curb and reins are taught obedience : 
And trust me, friend, — high - reaching 

thoughts ill mate 
With craft ignoble or with mean estate. 

247. The man is either foolish, drunk, or daft, 
That flings the blade away to find the haft. 

248. Anger is a poor surgeon, that cureth a sprain 
by breaking a leg. 

249. In sorrow's hour 'tis adding gall to gall, 
To know one's folly is the cause of all. 

250. Wed not Mischief, for fear she bear children 
like herself. 



136 SOPHOCLES. 

251. 'Y/Jpis ye rot 

ovirwiroO' rj/3rj<; e? to crwcfypov 'ik€to, 
aAA' Iv veots dvdtl re kol <\)9ivei irdXiv. 

252. M77 KOLKOV KdKip StSoU? 

irXkov to 7rr)fjLa rrjs drrjs rlOet. 

253. Oij^ vfipiv dv crrepyoLtv ovde Aat/xov€?. 

254. IIoAAou y arret Aou 7roAAa m) fxdrrjv ewrj 
^vjjl(3 Karrj7r€tXrjcrav. dAA' ? o vovs orav 
avrov ykvqrai, (j^povSa rd7r€tXrjfxara. 

255. "Efc Tot vofJLifccs KTrjfia tyjv avOoZiav 

€IV0LL Tt TOV VOV )((l)pLS, OVK 6p6uJS </>/30V€t?. 

256. Ovk ecrri ^tvfJLov yrjpas ovoev dXXo 7rXrjv 
^-ai/etv" ^rav6vro)V 8' oi3Se> aAyos dirTerat. 

257. Oi^oC reAevT?) ytyverat kolkov KaKrj. 

258. T £2 /xwpe, ^-i>/zos eV kolkols ov £vfA(f)opov. 

259. Mio-a) fxdXi(r9 J orav rts lv kclkols avijp 
aAois eVetra touto KaXXvvetv S-eA?/. 

260. "At y€ fivpiai rroAets, 

KOLV €V TLS OLKfj y /5aSlO)S K(ldv(3 pLCTaV. 

261. ^H Seuvov (S SokyJ ye Kal \lev8rj 8ok€lv. 

262. Ta ctkAt^p' aet 7rw?, Kay v7T€pStK y, So.Kvet. 

263. ^0 rav, SiSdcTKOv fJLrj ^po.crvvecrOaL kolkols. 

264. ^KXrjpdv eVaiveiv ou c£iA(o ^v\V v *7^- 



SOPHOCLES. 137 

251. Wilfulness is begotten and reared of Youth, 
and starved by Middle Age. 

252. The fool drowned himself to cure the tooth- 
ache. 

253. There are few things the Gods can ne'er abide, 
And of these few are Wilfulness and Pride. 

254. WTien once the Brain with passion is a-fire, 
The foolish Tongue to freedom will aspire ; 
But, when the fire is out within the Brain, 
The foolish Tongue becomes a slave again. 

255. Wise men are firm, and fools are obstinate. 

256. Though hairs grow grey with Time, and 

limbs grow frail, 
An angry Temper still is fresh and hale. 

257. Anger maketh worse of bad. 

258. Anger is the fool's comforter. 

259. To do evil is bad enough ; to persist in evil 
is worse ; but to glory in it is worst of all. 

260. In free States, be a government never so 
good, Liberty is apt to degenerate into License. 

261. There is no arguing with a man of one idea. 

262. Hard words, though they be true, cut to the 
quick. 

263. Make not of Obstinacy a pilot in rough 
weather, for she will run thy vessel on a rock. 

264. Honour Courage, and despise Obstinacy. 



138 SOPHOCLES. 

26f>. IIoAA^s avoias Kal to %r)poxr6ai Kevd. 

266. ^Katot(TL ttoXXols els cro<ju^ $i6WvTai. 

267. f !2s 8i;o-7reAacrTOv ecrnv 'AjiaOla kolkov. 

268. 'H CTKatO? OCTTLS TULfjmVlj TTepMTKOTTei. 

209. MaAtcrr' d?eX<fyy] Moyna Ilor^ias. 

270. Oiirep kolkoI yvwfJLaiart, rdyaObv yepolv 
e^ovres ot5k i(ra<ji ) irplv ns ehcfSaXy. 

271. Ovk av yevotro vovs kcikos kclXo)$ cjypov(ov. 

272. TLl7ttovu-l livOol kol£ dyevv)]Tb)v KaXcos. 

273. To jxav96.ve.iv 
ifitcTTOv ev Xeyovros, el KepSos X'eyoi. 

274. Aoycov aKOV&ai Tt's /3Xdf3i] ; rd rot KaK&S 

r]vpr]fJ J ev , epya ra> Xoytp /xrjvverat. 

275. QvrjTYjv ye (frvcriv XRV Ovrjrd cfrpoveiv. 
tovto KaretSoTa? ws ovk eo~Ttv 
ttXi]V Aios ovSet? rwv /xcAAoVtcov 

ra/xtas o,T6 ^p?) rereXecrOai. 

276. KaAov (frpovetv rbv ^rvqrbv dvOpojiroLS io~a. 

277. "Ey Tot KaKOts /xo6 TrAetv vcpetiievcp SoKei. 



SOPHOCLES, 139 

265. A man may strive after Wisdom, and strive 
vainly ; but he that seeketh after foolishness is a 
fool for the very seeking. 

266. The wisdom of one is drowned amid the 
folly of a crowd. 

267. Better to meet a bear, bereaved of her young 
ones, than to meet a fool in his folly. 

268. He is a fool that busieth himself with things 
past human understanding. 

269. Folly and Knavery are twin sisters. 

270. It is only then that fools value a good thing, 
when it is lost to them for ever. 

271. You will not make a silk purse out of a 
sow's ear. 

272. Wisdom may proceed from low-born lips, 
and kings may speak words of foolishness. 

273. Advice is then sweetest when it tendeth to 
our profit, or chimeth in with our own humour. 

274. Hear well if thou wouldst judge aright ; 
Speech bringeth good and ill to light. 

275. Man, mortal born, thy thoughts confine 

Within thine own mortality ; 
For known alone to One Divine 

What on the morrow is good for thee. 

276. There is wisdom in humility. 

277. Hold a loose sheet when winds are in the 

sky; 
And meet misfortune with humility. 



140 SO I'll or LEX. 

278. "Eywy' dvdyKij 7rpovfia9ov trripytw koikci. 

279. Udvnov apiOTOv px\ /3id$e<r0ai Oeovs, 
(rrepyetv Se Mo/pv twi/ 8' dfirj^dvoiv epias 
7roAAoi>s €07]Ke tou Tra/DOVTOS d/l7rX<I.K€LV. 

280. Oi'Sei' irpovoias ov iror dvOpdrro ts €<f>v 
KcpSos Xafietv d/itivov oroe vou cro(j)od. 

281. Mry rot 8oko)/jl€v 8p(ovre^ av f)8<ofi€0a 

ovk dvTiTL(T€.LV aiOts aV XvirdpeOa' 
€p7T€t 7rapaAAa£ ravra. 

282. Tots oWarots 
ouk epurrd irXdOetv. 

283. "A-rtfe firjSlv irpdyoq, dvOpioiros yeycos. 

284. "Eyajy' a Spwcnv ot K/)a.TOi>i/Tes oi;^ 6po>. 

285. 'Ei/ 7ravTt cfrpovpet crKop-irLos XiQu) kclkols. 

286. Xpry o"' Iktos ovra 7r^/xarwi' ra SetV opav, 
ydrav tw €u f??, rrjviKavra rov fiiov 
(TKOireiv /xaAto-Ta, /X77 SiacfrOapei.s XdQrj. 

287. Mij TTpoOviuav 
dSrjXov epyov no irapouvecrrjs Xafielv. 

288. 'Ei/ TW /Lta0€ll/ 

erecrru' r)vXdf3eia rcov woiovficvtav. 

289. Tvaj/XTyv SiKaiav cr\oiv ye tols 7reAa? '/eye. 

290. Ovk d(r<jxiXeis ttoV etVti' ot ra^ets <fipoveiv. 

291. UpofJLrj8ta rot KepSos dv0p(jj7rots /xeya. 

292. 'Oki/civ <£tAet rt TTpdyfx avqp —pdvvuyv /xeya. 



SOPHOCLES. 1 4 I 

278. ' Must' is a hard mistress, who teacheth in 
the eiid contentment. 

279. Seek not, my son, to force the will of God, 
but meet contentedly thine appointed lot ; for often- 
times a man loseth all he hath by grasping at what 
is beyond his reach. 

280. He is rich indeed that is rich in discretion. 

281. In life there is a see-saw ; if we shape 
Our actions to our humours, other hands 
May shape their consequences to our pain. 

282. Seek not contention with men of high place. 

283. Despise not thou the day of little things. 

284. Have thou no eyes for what thy betters do. 

285. For cowards, scorpions lie beneath all stones. 

286. Be much upon thy guard when storm-winds 

blow • 
But more, when waves are still and winds 
are low. 

287. Be not thou zealous in a matter whereof 
the issue is uncertain. 

288. Look well before you leap. 

289. Stick to the right, and care for nobody. 

290. Quick thoughts are slippery thoughts. 

291. Common sense and forethought 
Cannot be too dearly bought. 

292. Of great occasion on the brink 

The bravest man must pause and think. 



142 SOPHOCLES. 

293. 'Act TrpoorrjKet rotor iv ev orKoirovfikvois 
rapfielv rov ev 7rpdoro~ovra, fjbrj o-cJxiXtj ttotL 

294. Tot /xei/ ScSaKra fiavOdvo), rd 8' evperd 
^tw, tc\ S' evKra wapd 0e6jv rjrrjo'djuirjv. 

295. IliKpai/ TTLKpOLS kXv^OVCTL (/xXp/ZOtKOiS )(0/\?p. 

29 G. Ot5/< eW an epyiov fir] KaXutv €7r?7 /<aAa. 

297. Ati/'cai/Tt y' dvSpt 7ravTa 7rpoo-<f)€pow cro^a 
ouk ay 7rAeor rep\letas rj irielv SlSovs. 

298. Eu Tot kgu St^oo-Tarcu^ Aoyos 
crvyKoXXa rafxcj^olv es fxicrov reKraiverai. 

299. "H rot Koupios o"7roi>8?7, ttovov 
Xrj^avros, virvov KavdiravXav rjyayev. 

300. Katpos aVSpacr(,v 
/xeytcrros epyov ttclvtos icrr kirtorrdrr]^. 

301. MoVots ocrot y' av ci5rux' > 7 o " (0O " tl/ /3por5>v 
yaipeiv Trapio~rai koll yeXdv eXevOepws. 

302. Ov7T€p TOiOVTd)V Sc^ TOtOUTOS Ct/x' ly(0. 

303. "A7ravra oWxeoeia, tt)v aurou cfrvcriv 

OTOLV XlTTWV TIS Spa TO, /A?) TTpOCTeiKOTa. 

304. To rot 

7repLorcrd irpdo-creiv ovk e^et vovv ovSeva. 

305. KaipoS TO 6 7rdvT0)V yViOfJLOLV l(T)((i)V 
TToXv Tl TToXv TTOLpa 7r68a KpOLTOS b.pVVTO.1. 



SOPHOCLES. 143 

293. To the minds of the observing and the 
thoughtful the view of another's prosperity suggest- 
eth evermore cause for fear. 

294. To all that may be learnt I give my mind ; 
Whatever may be found, I strive to find ; 
The things by men nor found nor understood 
I leave to God ; and He is wise and good. 

295. With bitter drugs we wash off bitter bile. 

296. An honest man will call a spade a spade. 

297. The poor man athirst called aloud upon the 
philosopher ; and the philosopher told him many 
things hard to understand ; but the poor man needed 
but a drink of water. 

298. Oft wearied foes their field of strife have cross' d, 

And clasp'd each other by the hand, and 

found 
That, while the Lie had to and fro been toss'd, 
Midway had Truth lain bleeding on the 

ground. 

299. Who worketh well by clear day-light, 
May sleep secure the livelong night. 

300. What in the nick of time is well begun, 
Is at beginning more than half way done. 

301. They can well laugh that have that in their 
pockets. 

302. I do at Athens what Athenians do. 

303. Whate'er is done against the grain, 
Is done sans grace, but not sans pain. 

304. Busy bodies, turned inside out, are Nobodies. 

305. There is a tide in the affairs of men, 
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. 



144 SOPHOCLES. 

301). Kpdros oto) Kpdros p'eXei 
Trapa/Sarov ovSapTj ~eXet . 

307. No/xois €7T€(t0iu toTctli' ky^ojpoi^ ko\X6v. 

308. IIoAts Liev €(ttl Tracra nov yyov/ieviov 
crrparns re crvjiiras' ol 8' uKO(r/wvvT€S fiporiov 

8l8(l(TKa\(l)V AoyOLCTL yiyVOVTOLL KdKOL. 

309. Et Set TToviav ere mjfiaTiav t kXevOepov 
£rjv, tgjv Kparovvr<j)V kcrrl Trdvr dKovcrrea. 

310. Ttov kv reXei hcXvecv 
to r' eVSi/voV /x€ /cat to orv/i^epov rvoiel. 

311. AeSot^' eyco fii) toi>s KaOecrrojras vo/jlovs 
dpLcrrov r) crio^ovra rov fltov reXeiv. 

312. KXvetv rov ecrOXbv dvSpa ^p?y tSv \v reXei. 

313. YvwpLcii crcxfiiDV irep ejxir oh l^ovt at %a/xd. 

314. ' Apyjjv ye ^trjpdv ov Trpeirec rdprjyoA'a. 

315. 3?a> fav, <fipovelv a>$ Setroi/ evOa firj t'Xy] 
Xvij cf)povovvrt. 

316. Ovk ko-ri yqpas tmv cro^on^ kv ols 6 vovs 
S-eia £vv€cttlv y/xepa re9po.fj.jx' '109. 

317. "Octtis ye roXjxa rrpis to Secvbv ep^erat, 
6p6i) Likv rj yXujo~o~ 1 coriv, do~(f>aXijs S' o vol>s. 



SOPHOCLES. 145 

306. Whoso for high place hath respect at all, 
Will thrice bethink him ere he leap the 

wall. 

307. Let thy life be in keeping with the tradi- 
tions of thy neighbours. 

308. A city should go with its Governor, as an 
army with its General ; for they who teach anarchy 
disseminate mischief. 

309. Wouldest thou lead a quiet life and a peace- 
able % then yield obedience to the rulers of thy 
people. 

310. Whoso respecteth the rulers of his people, 
performeth his duty, and regarcleth his own welfare. 

311. The laws that do exist will outlive us all ; 
it were as well, then, we should pass our days in 
conformity with them. 

312. All honest folk pay honour to the king. 

313. Clever folk oft miss their way. 

314. Consider, ere thou put thyself about, 

If what thou seekest be past finding out. 

315. Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be 
wise. 

316. A wise man may die from the infirmity of 
his body \ but the wisdom that is in him is young 
to the end. 

317. Who boldly fronteth peril and pain 
Is clear of speech and clear of brain. 

K 



14G SOPHOCLES. 

318. T6 rot 

VOdOVVTl Xljptlv (XVt)fU)S OVYt (TOJi/jpoVOS. 

319. 0€Ot (pVOVCtV dv6p<J)7TOL$ (j)f)€VaS, 

7rdvT(DV 6o~' earl. KT7)pdro)v virkprarov. 

320. ^LTparqXarov 
\pr](TT0v tol Kpet'cr<r<j) p.rjfte rdvSed Xeyecv. 

321. Yv<op.ai irXeov Kparovcnv i) rrOevos \epoyv. 

322. KaAoV ye pkvroi pi] '£ dflovXtas 7reo-eu>. 

323. ^vAacrcre Trpcora Srj vopov, 

to ju,?) 'irtdvpLeiv 7ro/x7ro9 ojy Trepurcrd 8pav. 

324. 'Oo"^) KpancTTOV KT-qpartov evfiovXia. 

toct<£) ye Tot to /at) (j^povetv 7rAe6OT0 (iXdfirj. 

325. IIoVO? 6 ///)) <JX)/3(0V KpaTLCTTOS. 

326. X(o/H9 to t' eliruv iroXXd kol to. Kalpia. 

327. "Av^pa)7ro9, oo-Tts rfierai Xkytov del, 
XkXrjOzv avTov tols £vvovctlv (5v fSapvs. 

328. AtStos ere y' eV kolkolctlv ovSkv (IxfaeXer 
07 yap crno7rrj toj AaAom'Ti crvppa^os. 

329. KAe7TTwr orav Tts e//(/>ai'OJS kcfyevpeOffj 
viydv dvdyKij, k<xv KaAov </>ep7i crropa. 



SOPHOCLES. 147 

318. To let a fool have all his way, 

No man of sense the fool should play. 

319. Best of all possessions is Common Sense : 
and whoso hath it may thank God for it. 

320. Good captains trust but little to good luck, 
But rather pitch command beyond the mark 
Than let it fall short of contingency. 

321. Hands are strong, but Wits are stronger. 

322. If ill must come, due let it be 
To any rather than to thee. 

323. Hast thou a message to give ? forget every- 
thing, until it be given. 

324. The blessing of blessings is Good Sense ; 
and Folly is the curse of curses. 

325. If thou wouldest carry any counsel to effect, 
work it not so as to disquiet thy neighbour. 

326. A foolish speaker is like an archer that 
shooteth a hundred arrows, but never toucheth the 
mark. 

327. Praters tongues are pimps to Sleep. 

328. Pride and reticence under misfortune will 
avail thee not ; for thy silence will be as a weapon 
in the hands of the babbler. 

329. When a man is caught out in an act of 
dishonesty, it were better he should hold his peace, 
even if he had a fair excuse to give. 



148 SOPHOCLES. 

330. flu?, (Tt(jj7ra % ttoXX' e^et triy^ KaAa. 

331. Ta rot irepurcra iravrayjyv Xvirrjp' eVr^. 

332. Mry irdvr epevva' iroXXd rot AaAety . k&kov. 

333. Mt^ criretpe iroXXols Tov irapovra Aat/xoi/a* 

(Tiy(i)fJL€VOS ydp €(TTL ^\pr)V€lCr6aL 7rp€7TU)V. 

334. At? ov)(l f3ov\ofJLai 

dXyelv iroviov re Kat Aeywv avOcs irdXiv. 

335. "H r' ayav crty?) fiapv 
&ok€l Trpocretvai jpj fidrriv iroXXrj fio'i). 

336. Kat T7]? ayav S^t' eVrt 7rov o-iyrjs [Idpos. 

337. Ov /X77 Vt*. KdLpbs fJLrj p.aKpdv fiovXov Aeyetr. 

338. B/Da^et Aoyco Kat iroXXd irpovKeiTOLi crocfad. 

339. 'E<£' otcrt /xt) (j)pov(o cnydv <£tAa>. 

340. Mt) Kplve, Lirj 'gerafje' croxfrpoveii' KaAor. 

341. 'Act rt f3ovXov XP 1 l cri l Ji0V ~poo-fJLav9dv€iv. 

342. Neos 7T€<pVKas ; ttoAAo, Kat Liadeiv ere 8ef. 
/cat 7roAA' ciKoGcrat Kat StodcrKecrOai. fuucpa. 



SOPHOCLES. 149 

330. My son, keep thy tongue with a bridle ; 
for he that can govern his tongue is far advanced 
upon the road to wisdom. 

331. Words not needed are words not heeded. 

332. If thou carest to please, ask few questions. 

333. Scatter not thy sorrows in the streets ; for 
he that respecteth himself will weep alone in his 
closet. 

334. Who tells his sorrows multiplies his pain. 

335. There be two men none can abide ; 

One is loose-tongued, and one tongue-tied. 

336. Give sorrow speech, or it will break the 
heart. 

337. One half of eloquence is occasion. 

338. Brevity is the soul of wit. 

339. If one ask thee what thou knowest not, 
hold thy tongue, or say : 6 1 know it not.' 

340. Inquisitiveness is sister of Imbecility. 



CONCERNING EDUCATION. 

341. Lost, lost for ever is the day, 

Gone, gone the time, past all returning, 
When thou at sunset canst not say : 

'I've learnt a something worth the 
learning.' 

342. My son, give the days of thy youth unto 
instruction ; let thine ears be open, and thy lips 
closed. 



150 SOPHOCLES. 

343. Xw/jetre, 7rat8es oVtcs, cts r<x tojv crcxfiwv 
SiSacTKaXeLa, /iovo~LKrj^ 7raL&ev/iaTa' 
7rpoo-\afxf3dv€iv yap Set Ka#' rj/iepav det, 
€0)? av e^fj fiavOdvetv fteXTiova' 
7rat? 8' (ov KaKov fJiev 8pdv tl 7rpotK k-Kto~TaTai 
a^Tos Tra/o' avTOv [xavOdvajv dvev irovov 
rot xprjcrTa 8 1 ov8\ av rbv 8t8do-KaXov Xdfi-Q, 
ijULVYjfJLOvevcreVj dXXd \xk\Lvr\jai fxoXcs' 
ravr ovv <pvXa^(0fxecr9a y Kal fA0)(6r]T€0V, 
(b TraiSes, (J)§ av \xr\T a7ro,i§evro)V /3poT0)v 
SoKiofjLtv etvat, KaTroSrjfiovvTos Trarpos. 



344. KaAoi/ /lev ovv ovk €<jti to yevSri Xtyeiv 
otco S' oXeOpov 8eirov rj 'X'qdei 1 ayft, 
£vyyv(DCTTov el—clv icrrl Kal to /lit) kolaov 



SOPHOCLES. 151 

343. My son, whilst thou art young, thine heart 

incline 
To Learnings high, ennobling discipline ; 
Add daily, hourly, to thy mental store ; 
Make much of little, and of much make 

more ; 
ftemembering this, that darnel and wild 

weed 
Will choke the soil unsown of useful seed ; 
That easily, too easily, Idlesse 
On plastic hearts her lessons can impress ; 
While what from Wisdom's grudging hand 

we gain 
Is hard to win, and harder to retain. 

then, my son, be youth thy sowing time, 
And look to raise a harvest in thy prime ; 
And, loving Science, slight not such as teach 
Small graces fine of gesture or of speech ; 
That so, my son, may ne'er of thee be said : 

1 The lad is peasant- born or country-bred.' 



CONCERNING TRUTH AND FALSEHOOD— ACCURACY AND 
INACCURACY— HONESTY AND DISHONESTY— RIGHT 
AND WRONG. 

344. I 'd pause ere falsehood I would justify ; 
For of mean things the meanest is a lie ; 
Yet hold I it a pardonable sin, 
To swerve from truth to keep the life-breath 
in. 



152 SOPHOCLES. 

845. 'QpKov ye Trpoo~re6evro^ e7TifxeXeo-Tepa 
^X 7 ] Ka Teo~ryj' fttcrcra yap (fjvXdcrcreT at, 
(fyiXiDV re /ze/z^ti/ kcis Oeovs djiaprdveiv . 



346. M^Sei/ crv Kpvirre {irjiroO^ J)9 o iravd 1 SpZv 
K'at 7ravT' a/coixov irdvT dvainvo~o~ei Xpovos 



347. Ilai/ etV a€6 raXiiOes' cos eXevOepco 

ipevSel KaXelcrOai Ki)p irpocreo-Tiv ov KaXrj. 



348. "OAot^TO, — /x?^ rot 7T<xVt€S ot KaKol, ra 8e 
XaOpaV os do"K€t /x->) irpeirovd' avrto KaKa. 



349. TdAry^e? aiel TrXelcrrov icryyei Xoyov. 

350. Ovk e^dyovcn Kapirov ol \fev8ets Xoyot. 

351. Ov ravrb ytyverat 
Sokyjctlv et7T€tv Kd^aKpi/3i7)craL Xoyov. 

352. "A7rio-Tos oo-Tt? e£ cbravTOS ev Aeyei. 



SOPHOCLES. 153 

345. Put one upon his oath, and he is brought 
Straight to a standstill by two separate 

fears, — 
The world's opinion, and the wrath of God. 

340. Of all that e'er is spoken, thought, or done, 
There is no secret kept beneath the Sun ; 
For Time hath eyes for all that doth 

appear, 
And Time hath ears, which every word do 

hear ; 
And Time, one day or other,-- mark my 

word, — 
Will tell, the blab, all he hath seen and 

heard. 

347. Twere better for a freeborn man to die 
Than it with truth were said to him ; ' You 

lie." 

348. Had I award of woe and weal, 

In mercy with some rogues I 'd deal : 
But hypocrites, one and all, I 'd send 
In hot haste to their journey's end. 

349. He that hath heart the truth to say 
Will carry in the end the day. 

350. Lies are like cornel trees, and bear no fruit. 

351. Tell me, good friend, when I ask so and so. 
Not what yon fancy, but just what you know. 

352. But little credit unto him is due, 

Who speaketh well alike of me and you. 



154 SOPHOCLES. 

353. OvTtS TTOT (XV SvVdiTO 7rp(i)fXlTY)S (TTpdTOV 

Tot? 7Tttcri Set^ac /cat 7rpo<TapK€<rcu yapiv 

€7Tel Ov8 f O TtoV 0€WV T€ K&vOpWTTbiV Uarijp 

ovt e£e7ro/x/?p<5i/ 5 oi>V €7ravyprj(ras, </>iAos 
[SpOTOLS dv e.XOot y\ el Slktjv Xoyuyv 6<f>Xoc. 

354. To rot vopacrdev r/j? dXrj Otias Kparet. 

355. T 7rat, Aeytov rdXrjOes ov o-c/xxAet 7roTe. 

356. Oi58ev 7ro^' ep7rei \f/€v8os ets yfjpas \p6vov. 

357. K.pLTLKU)pepa Srjr oxf/cs lor* (Stwi/ ttoAt;. 

358. 'O/D06v aA'/^a' det. 

359. 'AvSpds rot to /zey eV Sikouov elirdv, 
eiTTOvros 81 /zr) cj^dovepdv 

e^tocrat yAwcrcras dSwai/. 

360. M/v^ Tts €tjVov5 kcu (ppovovcra tovv8lkov 
Kpetcrcrtov cro(f>LcrTOv wavros Icttiv evptTts. 

361. "Epyov y 1 awavros rjv tis dp\y)rai KaAak, 
Kat Tot? TeAefTa? cikos ecr^' o{'to>s ^etv. 

362. Ilevta ye crvyKpaOetora 8vo~cref3eL rpoino 
dp8r]v dvetXe kou Karecrrpexpev f3tov. 

363. Ov Tot Slkollov ovre rovs /caKoi;? pdrrjv 

XPyVTOVS VOfJLL^LV Ot'T€ TOUS \p7](TTOVS KCLKOVS. 

364. T H /<Aetvdv €(ttlVj rjvLK av rts ecrOXos cuv 

avrco £vv€i8rj. 

365. Siv rw St/caia) kcu fxey' e^tcmv <f>poveh>. 

366. Toi<ru' Slkollois dvrkyj.iv ov pa8iov. 



SOPHOCLES. 155 

353. Tis not for captain or for king 
To please all men in everything ; 
Why, some will of the Sire divine 

Ask rainy weather, and some sun-shine ; 
And some will fret, if showers down tumble, 
And, if the sun shines, some will grumble. 

354. Prescription over-ricles plain simple truth. 

355. Who speaks the truth can never go astray. 

356. No lie liveth to see old age. 

357. Eyes are more critical than ears. 

358. Who tells the truth is never in the wrong. 

359. Speak thou, my son, the honest truth at all 
times ; and frankly acquiesce therein when it is 
spoken by another. 

360. Honesty is the best policy. 

361. Works that fairly are begun 
Will in the end be fairly done. 

362. The blind may see which way will go 
A rogue at heart, whose purse is low. 

363. Before thou blame an honest man, my friend, 
Think twice ; and twice, ere thou a knave 

commend. 

364. A good conscience is the best of comforters. 

365. If Pride with aught may linked be, 
It will go best with Honesty. 

366. It is a hard and up-hill fight, 

To strive against what 's good and right. 



156 SOPHOCLES. 

367. Td TOl SiKaiOV OVK €)(€l XoyoV 7TOT€ 

Svolv kpl^eiv, dXX' kiricnre-vSeiv to 8pdv. 

368. "H tol Siiccua. yAwo"cr' €^€t Kpdros pkya. 

369. "KcTTlV €v9a \T] 8iK7) [3Xd/3Y]V <f)€p€L. 

370. Tw ^ Slkollo) KT^/zar' ou^i crwferou. 

371. Oi5 toV xpovov xprj pdXXov rj rdpya (TKOirelv. 

372. Ovk ecrrcv kv rocs /x?} kciXols fiovXevpacriv 
ov& kXwls yjrts kolI %pd(ros tl Trpo^evec. 

373. K/Vo7T€i>9 6 ^vpLos irpocrOev yprjcrOou <f>iXel 

TWV jJLT]8eV 6p6(2s kv (TKOTCO T€)(V(i)pL€V<±>V. 

374. Kl(T\poi(Tiv alo")(pd irpdypar eKStSdcKerac. 

375. OTctlv r) yvioprj kcxkcov 
fXTjrrjp yivqrai, rdXXa TratSevet kolkovs. 

376. Ta^€ta 7T€l9&) TiOV KOLKLOV 6$OL7TOp€L. 

377. Xpovos Slkcilov dvSpa SeiKvvcriv povos, 
kolkov 8e k&v kv f]pkpa yvotrjs pad. 



378. OuSets dp opKOS dvSpl (p-qX-qTi] flapvs. 



SOPHOCLES. 157 

367. 'Twere better on one road to good 

We strove but to outstrip each other, 
Than paused to show we understood 
Bye courses hidden to our brother. 

368. Plain-speech and Honesty do their work 
Sooner and better than Quibble and Quirk. 

369. Summum jus, summa injuria. 

370. Miser father makes spendthrift son ; 
And ill will be spent what ill was won. 

371. Judge a mans conduct on its own merits. 

372. No man engaged in a dishonest enterprise 
can feel secure and confident as to its issue. 

373. Give a rogue rope enough, and he'll hang 
himself. 

374. For good or evil with a plastic ease 

Man impress takes from what he hears and 
sees. 

375. If the light which is in thee be darkness, 
how great is that darkness ! 

376. Man maketh haste to believe what is evil. 

377. 'Twill need, maybe, ten years or more 
To prove a good man to the core ; 
But any fool in a day or two 

May look a rogue's soul through and through. 

378. may as lightly press the sod 

On me and mine, when in the grave, 
As doth a promise, sworn to God, 
Weigh on the conscience of a knave. 



158 SOPHOCLES. 

379. Et rot Strata, t(ov cro^wi/ Kpetcrcro) rdSe. 

380. Tots rot St/catots xo!> [3pa)(ys vtKa fikyav. 

381. To fJLrj7TOT y €LVOLL Kp€LCT(TOV T] TO £>/l/ KOLKO)S. 

382. Ot> Tot Sikcuov dvSpa yevvatov (fapevas 

Tep7T€LV, OTTOV fJLY) KOL StKata TeplfeTdL. 

383. "A7rav to xprjcrrov yvr](riav e^et cjjvcnv. 

384. 'ApeTT}? /3e/?atat y 9 elcriv at KT^o-et? fjLovat. 

385. OiJ Tot Aoyotcrt tov /Jtov o-7rov6"ao~T€oi/ 
Xaparpuv iroieidOai fidXXov ?j Tot? Spco/xevots. 

386. "AvSpa Tot koAws 
TTpdcro-ovT avayKTj -^pyjo-rd K€p8aivetv eirq. 

387. Oi)s av Tcov Aoycov aAyw kAtxov, 
totjo-Sc Kat irpdvcreiv crrvyoj. 

388. T H Tapy' act 7rcos tovs Aoyous evpLCTKeTcu. 

389. Ta§ ^8oi/a? 
oVav TrpoSuKTLV dvSpes, ov tLQv)\x eya> 

(r)v tovtov, dXX' efxxpvyov -qyovfiai veKpov 
irXovret re yap Kar olkov, et fiovXei, fieya. 
Kal (rj rvpavvov (ryrjix e^coi/, lav 6" a7ny 
TO'UTtoi' to yaipeiv, TaAA' eya) Ka7rvot; cklols 
ovk dv 7rpLa[/jL.r]v dvSpl rrpos ttjv rjSovrjV. 

390. KaAAtCTTOV lo-Tt TOVvSlKOV 7T€(f>VK€Vai' 

Xlocttov 8e to £rjv dvocrov' rjBicrTOV 8* otco 
TrapecrTt XrjipLS (Sv ipd kolQ 1 iifxepav. 



SOPHOCLES. 159 

379. Be honest rather than clever. 

380. An honest judge hath no regard to size. 

381. Better the womb had been thy grave 
Than, having been, to be a knave. 

382. Ignoble pleasures ill suit noblemen. 

383. Good folk come of good stock. 

384. Honest thrift is sure thrift. 



CONCERNING WORDS AND DEEDS-SHOW AND REALITY. 

385. Seek, my son, to be remembered by thy 
doings rather than by thy words. 

386. No man speaks ill of him that wins. 

387. What I hate to hear of you, 
That I hate myself to do. 

388. Facts make reasons. 



CONCERNING JOY AND MISERY— HAPPINESS AND UN- 
HAPPINESS— PLEASURE AND PAIN. 

389. When the joy of life is gone, 
Then the game of life is done : 
Though a princess were my bride, 

And a crown were on my head, 
Yet, if joy were me denied, 

I would wish myself stone-dead. 

390. 'Tis grand, the son of honest folk to be ; 

'Tis pleasant, never to have known disease ; 
But pleasure of all pleasures 'tis to me, 
The doing, day by day, just what I please. 



160 SOPHOCLES. 

391. *H iravra y €ktI<$ khI Trap 1 eA7rt8as X a P^ 

€OLK€V a A A?/ fJLTJKOS OV$€V f]8()Vlj. 



392. 'Ev TO) (jypOV€?.V TOL /X^SeV ?/6Wt09 /3iO$, 

2a>S to yaipeiv koI to XvirelcrOai fJidOm. 

393. 'Aei kolXos 7rXovs €<r9' orav (pevyrjs KaK(i. 

394. "Kaipeiv €7r' alcrxpats rjSovats ov XP^ ^ore. 



395. "AvSpes /xeyicrnn kcu crocfywrarot cfypevl 

KaAcos ko.k(ds TTpdcrcrovTL €rvjJL7rap'ijv€(rav' 
orav Se Acu/xcjv ai/fy)os curi^o^s to Trptv 
p.dorriyi p^crrj rov /3tov TraXivrpOTrov^ 
rd iroXXd (f>pov8a Kal KaAtos eip^/xera. 



396. Et y' ?7/zii> ?Jv KXacovfTLV iacrOai /ca/ca, 
/cat tov ^ravovra SaKpvots dvccrrdvatj 
6 xp V(Tu s ycrarov KrrjfJia rov K'Aatetv ai/ t)v. 



397. "Av8/3€? KaKiOS 7rpaTT0VT€<$ OV K(D<f)ol fXOVOV, 

dXX' otjS' opLovres etcropwcrt rdfi<pavrj. 



SOPHOCLES. 161 

391. Of autumn fruits when gathered 

Half the precious sweet is gone, 
If upon the tree hath fed 
The Wasp, Anticipation. 

392. Our life is sweetest when we think the least ; 
Or ere we know what 'joy' and 'sorrow' 

mean. 

393. Fair and pleasant blows the wind 
That leaveth sorrow and care behind. 

394. My son, avoid not Pleasure's company, 
Save when she cometh arm in arm with 

Shame. 

395. Men of wit and high estate 

Can well advise th' unfortunate ; 
Say they : c Poor fellow, were I you, 
'Tis this or that I 'd say or do :' 
But, when ill luck befalls them too, 
Nor this they say, nor that they do. 

396. If tears could lighten grief and pain, 
And raise the dead to life again, 

We 'd pause, or ere we 'd shed in vain 
One single drop of the priceless rain. 

397. Success, that cheers the spirit, clears the 

mind ; 
But Disappointment dulls and stupefies : 
It makes us deaf to what we hear, and 

blind 
To what is going on before our eyes. 

L 



1 2 SOPHOCLES. 

398. OiVot vefX€(T7]T(jv, 
dXvovra ^ei/xepto) 

\v7ra /cat irapa vovv ^poeiv. 

399. ^eVAta ruv /iaKp(ov dAdrai/ ttovojv 
ovpiu) firj 7reAd(rat SpoucK 

400. QpovSov rov kclkov [Meow Aoyos. 

401. f O? rot? KaKtu? 7rpacr(Tovcriv r)8i) /cat fipa^yv 
y^povov XaOecrdat tu>v TrapeaTWTiDV /ca/ca)p\ 

402. 0^6" o? dy fSXdo-ry pkvzi 
vovs rots /ca/ctos irp&wcrovcriv, dAA' e^tcrrarat. 

403. Bpd^tcrTa rot Kparuna rdv iro&Xv /ca/cd. 
[04. Hovov /xeTa/\Aa^^ei/ro5 ot 7roVot yAv/c€ts. 

405. OvSets ye llo\9ov rov irapeXdovTos Adyo?. 

406. IToAA' kv /ca/cotcrt %vpZ<z evvr)9els opa. 

407. "Ev rot kolkois 
7roAA/j err' duayKY] KaTrtrr^Sevetv /ca/ca. 

408. IIoAAcor /caA(Jv Set toj /caAcos Tt/xto/xeya>* 
puKpov 8' dyoj^os oi3 /xey' ep^erai /cAeos. 



SOPHOCLES. 163 

398. Judge charitably angry words and vain, 
Struck from thy neighbour by distress and 

pain. 

399. Hope halves the burdens, which Despair 

makes double 
For such as toil and see no end to trouble. 

400. Anticipation magnifieth sorrows ; but to the 
eyes of ^Retrospection they grow gradually less and 
less. 

401. A lull of pain giveth so much of pleasure 
as almost to reconcile us unto pain. 

402. Misfortune were a lesser curse, 

Were she contented to abstract 
The gold and silver from my purse, 
And leave my common-sense intact. 

403. Take sorrow not by first and second half. 
But gulp it all down at a single quaff. 

404. Nothing so sweet as memory of pain. 

405. What cares To-day for Yesterday's distress 1 

406. The brain of Misery is a hive of dreams. 

407. Happiness faileth often to teach integrity, 
but Misery faileth seldom to teach vice. 



CONCERNING INDUSTRY— RESOLUTION— PERSEVERANCE- 
COURAGE AND FEAR. 

408. Who risks and works little, but little he 
gains ; 
For honour, worth getting, needs peril and 
pains. 



164 SOPHOCLES. 

10!). Aa/i,7ret rts €V xpeiaMrw uxnrep 6iV/>ejnj$ 

^aA/cos, Xpovtp 8' df)y?](r<i.i' rjpv<T€ rrreyos. 

410. Ol'/v €T€K€V OvSkv €cd\0V €LK(Xta CT^oA^* 

0eo§ Se rot? apyovo'Lv ov ?ra/D60Tar<u, 

411. Or rot y' €(/)'£ei tcov OLKpiov dvev irovov. 

412. "Opa, irovov roc xo)pls ovoei/ eurvYC?. 
418. Oi'/c ecrrt rots /x?) 8po)crt crvpfia^os Tv^q. 

414. (M rots dOvpots fj Tt5y^; ^vWapfSdvet. 

415. Oi> 7rpo9 larpov o-ocfyov 

^Tpr]V€LV €7T(p§ds TTpls TOpiOVTL 7T?//XaTl. 

416. ? E(r#Awy f3poT(jjv rot crrepvov ov /ia\do~(rc.Tai 

417. Totcrtv c^ofiovpkvotcri ivavra Si] xpocfatL. 

418. f '0(TTt$ TTOr' €1' KaKOLO-LV l/JL€Lp€l f3tOV. 

-/} SetAo? eo~riv, i) ovo-dXyijros <f>pevas. 

419. 'Eo-#Aoi> Vtiv dvfipbs tovs irovovvras dxfreXti 

420. "Av0paj7rov (LcfjeXeii' dc/)' ojw 
e'x ot re feat Svwuro /caAAicrros Trovcor. 



SOPHOCLES. 165 

409. Swords, kept in scabbard, are eaten with 

rust, 
And houses untenanted crumble to dust. 

410. The sluggard says : 'I'll take mine ease. 
And wait till heaven rains bread and cheese.' 

411. The fool and idler in the plain sit still, 
And wait for Luck to lift them up the hill. 

412. Industry is the mother of good Issues. 

413. The idler sits in the corner, and calls Luck 
bad names. 

414. Despair and good-luck on the street 
Take opposite sides, and never meet. 

415. Less like a leech it were than an old wife, 
To mutter spells o'er wounds that need the 

knife. 

416. An honest man holds fast by his resolve. 

417. Everywhere in coward ears 

Doth sound a something fraught with fears. 

418. Who fears from misery in life to part 
Is either dull of brain or soft of heart. 



CONCERNING KINDNESS — SYMPATHY — COMPASSION — 
MERCY. 

419. He is not a good man that regards with 
indifference the troubles of his neighbour. 

420. A good man will help a neighbour to the 
utmost of his power. 



166 SOPHOCLES. 

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426. Ovoevt fJLOLpaSta rccrts e >^erat 
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427. "Orai/ ra^us ns ovttl/3 ovXevow Xddpa 
Xtopv), raxyv Sec Ka/xe fiovXzvziv irdXtv. 

428. 'Ai/S/n (jvyyvu>\iv)v e^w 
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kt€lv€lv To yap iravovpyov ovk dv ijv 7roXv. 



SOPHOCLES. 3 67 

421. Only such as have known sorrow can 
sympathize with the sorrowing. 

422. Deal gently with such as go unwittingly 
astray. 

423. Who checks a neighbour's suicidal knife 
Wins not a friend although he saves a life : 
Would'st thou reap gratitude for friendly 

deed, 
Give only unto such as beg and need. 

424. He that doth against his will 

A bad thing is a good man still. 

425. Lord of all beneath the Sun, 

Mercy sits by God in Heaven ; 

For, though no sin may be undone, 

Yet every sin may be forgiven. 



CONCERNING REVENGE — RETALIATION — RETRIBUTION - 
PUNISHMENT. 

426. I '11 give thee blow for blow, as best I can, 
And bide the issue before God and man. 

427. Sharp plots require sharp counterplots. 

428. If thou wilt pelt thy neighbour, can it be 
A thing to wonder at, if he pelt thee ? 

429. Do ill, and fare ill. 

430. The Gods visit suddenly the wicked, and 
cut them short in the midst of their wickedness. 

431. Clean purged of roguery were Athens soon, 
Were one rogue hang'd for each change of 

the moon. 



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SOPHOCLES. 169 



CONCERNING GRATITUDE AND INGRATITUDE 

432. Grateful friends are rare friends. 

433. My son, if one have done thee a good service, 
thou hast no right to make him supplicate a return. 

434. Of Kindness scatter thou a hundred seeds, 
And thou may'st rear one plant of Gratitude. 

435. Can man forget a woman's kiss 1 forget 
The woman he hath once clasp'd to his 

heart ? — 
Love merits love ; and he that says not so 
Is neither o-allant soldier nor true man. 



CONCERNING VAIN BOASTING— IDLE MENACE. 

436. Once on a time I saw a braggart knave, 
The while a storm was brewing, urging on 
His messmates to set sail ; but, when 

The storm was fairly on, the man was dumb, 
And underneath his cloak lay on the deck, 
A mat for all that chose to trample on. 

437. Before thou promise, think if thou canst pay. 

438. Whoso hath face to do a deed of shame 
Will hardly blush at mention of its name. 



CONCERNING ENVY— JEALOUSY. 

439. The limpet Envy clings to the rock of 
Greatness. 

440. Jealousy is an archeress that never misseth 
aim ■ for she shooteth only at big targets. 



170 SOPHOCLES. 

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SOPHOCLES. 171 

CONCERNING POVERTY. 

441. Beggars, on a dunghill born, 

Have lived to laugh great kings to scorn. 
4 42. If my purse be lack of pence, 

Must rav brain be void of sense ? 



CONCERNING HOME-EXILE 

44 3. The greatest of comforts that ever was told 
Is, after a weary walk on the wild wold, 
To sit by the fire and drink ale warm and 

old, 
And think of the poor devils out in the cold. 

444. Sir Traveller, when cloom'd to roam, 
Sore envies poor, dull Stay-at-home. 



CONCERNING EXPERIENCE. 

44-5. Were I to ask advice, I would ask it rather 
of Experience than of Wit. 



CONCERNING ILL REPUTE. 

446. Call Jack a bad boy ; you may mean it or no ; 
But call him it often ; in time he '11 be so. 



CONCERNING ILL NEWS. 

447. It is a thankless task to bear ill news. 



CONCERNING RISE TO GREATNESS. 

448. The king and the beggar 
Are like one another ; 
For each had a father, 
Who had a grandmother. 



172 SOPHOCLES. 

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SOPHOCLES. 173 



CONCERNING GLORY. 



449. Ten thousand of us yielding up our breath 
Get no return from that old usurer, Death ; 
A few amongst us pay life's little fee, 
And win the great prize, — Immortality. 



CONCERNING THE FORTUNE OF WAR 

450. The God of War is over nice, 
And loves a dainty sacrifice ; 
The brave and modest lays he low, 
And lets the sneak and braggart go. 



CONCERNING THE TROUBLES AND PERILS OF SEA-LIFE. 

451. kindly Gods, ye cannot be 
Too kind to such as sail the sea ; 
Poor souls, they carry all their store 

On treacherous planks from shore to shore ; 
If favouring gales shall blow astern, 
A voyage or two may fortune earn ; 
But, if the Wind-God wills it so, 
Ship, crew, and cargo, — down they go. 

452. To die is sad indeed ; but sadder still 

To long for death, and be denied one's will. 



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EURIPIDES. 17' 



CONCERNING GOD— DIVINE GOVERNANCE — NATURE — 
RELIGION— VIRTUE— SUPERSTITION— PROPHECY. 

1. It was a wise man that invented God } 
He taught how from eternity had been 
A Power, all mighty and omniscient ; 
One, by whose ears our every word was heard : 
Before whose eyes our every deed was plain ; 
To whom reveal'd was every inmost thought, — 
For thought in essence was itself divine. 
So taught a wise man, wrapping naked Truth 
In robes of false, but splendid, symbolism • 
Then to his God he gave a local home 
In the blue firmament, from whence he saw 
Imagination draw down Hope and Fear ; 
In the great vault, wherein the lightnings 

flash' d, 
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Wherein that old artificer, Time, had wrought 
His quaintly-fretted network of bright stars ; 
Wherein the Day -disk sped his fiery flight ; 
And whence down- pour d the fertilizing rain: — 
So some one in his doctrine taught of old, 
Giving to aery thought material form, 
And moulding out of Law a concrete God, 

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EURIPIDES. 171) 

And glorifying the creature of his brain 
With attributes and dwelling-place divine ; — 
So taught some wise one ; and to the world's 

end 
The thoughts and words and doings of his 

kind 
Shall by his doctrines be all hemm'd within 
A narrow fence-work of religious creed, 
Of ethic Use and Limitation. 
Once to the impulse of the passing hour 
Man was a slave, and Law devoid of power ; 
Ere Hope to Virtue had assistance lent, 
Or Fear to Evil threatened punishment ; 
Meanwhile, to check the rudeness of the time, 
A price was set on bold and open crime ; 
But checks, for noon-day guilt and outrage 

made, 
Cunning could mock, and Artifice evade ; 
Then some one man, superlatively wise, 
Pictured a court of Justice in the skies ; 
And told how every deed and word and 

thought 
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That life and death hung on the Judge's nod ; 
And to that Judge he gave the title — God. 
< The Gods dwell yonder in the sky :' — 
If so say you, so say not I ; 
Forget awhile, good, honest man, 
Old grandam stories, if you can ; 



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EURIPIDES. 181 

And, with the aid of common-sense, 
From what you see draw inference. 
How many a wretch may steal a throne, 
And call your goods and mine his own ; 
And, if we grudge to yield our purse, 
May cut our throats, to make bad worse ; 
May swear an oath, because to break it 
Is just as easy as to make it ; 
May bow beneath his tyrant rod 
Some petty state that worships God ; 
May deign to argue, sword in fist, 
With weak, unarm' d antagonist ; 
May, after years of outrage led, 
On tranquil pillow rest his head, 
And die respectably in bed ! 

4. The Gods and Demi-Gods divine 
Are children of the Starry Shine ; 
Man and beast and tree have birth 
Of father Eain and mother Earth ; 
What is born of Earth and Rain 
Dies into ground, to live again ; 
Children of the Light and Sky 
Change and change, but cannot die ; 
What hath been, must be for ever, 
Always changing, dying never ; 
And things, that big or little be, 
Through infinite diversity 
Cling fast to their identity. 



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EURIPIDES. 183 

5. Lord of this universal frame, 

Be Life or Death thine awful name, 

Accept this cake and wine I bring, 

A poor, but pious, offering • 

These fruits and flowers, my garden prize, 

A sweet and tireless sacrifice. 

Thou wieldest sceptre in the sky, 

In Hell thou claimest sovereignty ; 

Then guide our wandering steps aright ; 

Illume our souls with heavenly light ; 

Pity our eagerness to know 

From whence we come, and whither we go ; 

How stole into this world, and why, 

Sin, and her daughter, Misery ; 

Teach us to whom among the Blest 

Prayer must be offer'd, and sin confess'd, 

That the heavy-laden and sore-distress'd 

May to their w r eary souls find rest ! 

6. The Gods are slow to anger, but their anger 
moveth very surely ; 

They correct with chastisement the proud in 
heart, and the vain ones that despise holiness ; 

Time goeth on apace, and the wicked saith : 
The Gods see not : 

But they, unseen, behold all his doings ; and, 
in due time, will follow in his track. 

Learn, then, humility, my son j for it is an 
evil thing to despise the traditions of thy people ; 



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EURIPIDES. 185 

Let thy doings be as the doings of thy father ; 
and forget not the Gods of whom thy mother 
instructed thee ; 

Whoso flghteth against Usage, fighteth against 
mankind ; and he that resisteth his own heart, 
resisteth the Powers that made it ; 

What these Powers may be, we know not ; but 
we know of them that they are mighty and strong ; 

This is a lesson that whoso runs may learn • 
and a fool cannot but understand it. 

7. The Gods from on high regard the wicked and 
the good. 

Wealth and prosperity try the hearts of men, 
and lead them on to the ways of unrighteousness : 

For he that is prosperous saith within himself : 
Surely the evil days will never come : 

Therefore driveth he furiously in the race; and 
heedeth not the limits of the course • 

And he striketh his wheel against a stone 
stumbling ; and dasheth in pieces the chariot of his 
prosperity. 

8. Sink thy plummet in the sea, 

Thou wilt never fathom Love ; 
Soar where eagles fly, and He 

Is beyond thee and above : 
By Love's influence divine 
Sky and Earth in wedlock join. 



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6 8' ov 7rov^cras avOcs SXXvtoll kolkcJjs. 
/3ej3ouov ovSev rrjs act tv^s e^wv. 



EURIPIDES. 187 

Parched Earth, adust and dry, 

Groans with stress of longing pain ; 

Vapour-charg'd, the amorous Sky 
Cheers her with refreshing rain ; 

From their dalliance sweet upspring 

Bird, beast, and fish, and creeping thing. 

9. My child, what on my mother's knee 
Once I heard now tell I thee ; 
None the difference might know 
'Twixt Earth and Sky, long, long ago ; 
But, soon as they grew separate, 
Strange to say, they took to mate ; 
And, ever since, all things have birth 
From Father Sky and Mother Earth ; 
Fruits and flowers and forest -trees \ 

Beasts that couch in mountain lair ; 
Finny fish that swim the seas ; 

Feather d birds that wing the air ; 
Thy mother, I, and thou, my son, 
Are all their children, every one. 

10. God hides his face, or opens wide his hand, 
For reasons good, but hard to understand ; 
One toils, and toils, and fails to win success ; 
One lives at ease to perish in distress ; 
The laughter of To-day and To-day's sorrow 
Make a bad index for the book, To-morrow. 



188 EURIPIDES. 

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16. Tovs Qeovs eyoiv rts av 

(fciXoVS dpi<JTr)V fJLaVTLKYJV e;)(Ol SofJLOLS. 



EURIPIDES. 189 

1 1 . The Gods, they tell me, lead rakehelly lives, 
Of men make cuckolds, strumpet's of men's 

wives ; 
Fetters, they say, have gall'd celestial shanks, 
And God with God hath play'd a tyrant's 

pranks : 
Why God, in common sense and reason sound, 
Is self-sufficing, equipoised, and round ; 
And all the lies of legendary twaddle 
Are eggs by grandams hatch' d for bards to 

addle. 

12. God's purpose for to-morrow none, 

Prophet or seer, shall e'er divine ; 
For God can veil our noonday sun, 

And from our midnight draw sun-shine. 

13. If thy house be sore troubled with affliction, 
fear not, if thou be a servant of the Gods ; 

For in the end the Gods ever recompense the 
righteous, and reckon with the wicked according to 
their wickedness. 

14. Though the Gods make long tarrying, yet in 
the end they will come ; they will not tarry. 

15. One lonely magpie, if he pass thee by, 

Of death forebodes ; so fools declare ; 
A chattering twain bespeak a marriage nigh ; 
And three presage a coming son and heir. 

16. Wouldst thou be lucky to life's end ? — 
Make good thy luck and God thy friend. 



190 EURIPIDES. 

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koivois, oV dpiOpLtov 8* ouSev av^ea"9ai ^reXei. 



EURIPIDES. 191 

17. Our brains and hearts, responsive to God's 

will, 
Pulse into thought, or with affection thrill : 
God, if our lives shall make a music fine, 
We own, poor instruments, the music thine. 

1 8. The ways of God to mortal sight 
Are black as pitch, and dark as night. 

19. i Tooth for tooth, and eye for eye :' — 
Such is Nature's vengeful cry : 
Heed her not, for fear one crime 
Breed unto the end of time ; 

Pray the blessed Gods for peace, 

And crime will halt, and vengeance cease. 

20. Remember thy mortality, 

And serve God with simplicity ; 
If he be pleased his ways to hide, 
Seek not to draw the veil aside. 

21. thou, whose footstool is the great, round 

world, 
Mysterious Being, whatsoe'er thy name, 
God, Fate, or Nature, or Intelligence, 
I cry to thee in prayer ; for, tho' Thou mov'st 
Noiseless, unseen, yet I acknowledge Thee 
In all thy dealings usward just and good. 

22. Nowhere, his will declaring, hath God told 
Whether his servant should be young or old ; 
He heareth and exacteth praise and prayer 
From childhood, youth, from manhood and 

grey hair. 



192 EURIPIDES. 

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cr(/>dAAet yap eV touto) /xoVoj, rdAA' ci 7 <f>povo.v. 

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32. 'Apxi/ycYas yc tovs ©cors ^you Ti'^S. 



EURIPIDES. 193 

23. When I do well, one thing alone I need, — 
That God vouchsafe his blessing on the deed ; 
For this I know, — whate'erof good be wrought, 
If God deny his blessing, counts for naught. 

24-. 'Tis all a chance what mortals say or do ; 
But true it is, that what God says is true. 

25. Boy, man, and greybeard, wedded wife and 

maid, 
All love a compliment politely paid ; 
The fact is, incense has a pleasant smell ; 
And not a God in heaven but likes it well. 

26. Spread every sail, and fear no ill, 

If God in heaven be on your side ; 
And steer your bark which way you will, 
And she will sail with wind and tide. 

27. Unless God bless the house, their labour is 
but lost that build it. 

28. Good sense, simplicity,, and humble ways 
Bring with them happy life and length of 

days. 

29. A Temple of the Gods is to all men as an altar 
of refuge. 

30. With the Gods nothing is impossible. 

31. Before Heaven's will in meekness bow ; 
The Gods are wiser far than thou. 

32. ' Chance' is a foolish or a wicked name ; 
Say : ' God's good will : ' the meaning is the 

same. 

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194 EURIPIDES. 

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38. Ovx ol croc/)Ot ye AatLioves KeKXrifxevoi 
TTTrjvtov ovetpoyv ela~lv dipevdecrrepoL' 
kolv rots /3pore[ots Kav re rots ^eiots eve 
7roXvs rapayfios. 

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tovtov vofju^e Zrjva, tovS } rjyov Qeov. 



EURIPIDES. 1.95 

33. Impugn not thou God's justice, if thou see 

A chaos here of Good and 111 confused ; 
His gifts were good ; his words were plain ; 
but we 
Despised his warnings, and his gifts abused. 

34. Be not presumptuous, my son \ nor put thy 
judgment above the will of Heaven. 

35. God's storms uproot the stubborn oak, 

But pass the bending willow by ; 
The vale unharm'd beholds the stroke 
That blasts the mountain-peak on high. 

36. There is a God within us. 

37. Is God omniscient Euler of mankind ] 

Or is He nothingness, deaf, dumb, and blind ] 
Are Powers celestial figments of the brain, 
And Chance the queen that over all doth reign % 

38. The Gods with all their wisdom, it would 

seem, 
Are vain as vain and unsubstantial dream ; 
And, as of mortals, so of Gods on high 
The queen and ruler is Perplexity. 

39. In humility and the fear of God there is 
much honour ; therein is also a wisdom tending unto 
profit. 

■iO. Behold yon high and infinite space 

That clasps the earth in close embrace ; 
In yon blue, clear immensity 
Thy God revealed hath to thee 
All of Himself thou e'er may'st see. 



19G EURIPIDES. 

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ov irepi \xiv </>(0S ? 7T€pl 8' djxjil'aia 

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evcf)dfJiovs 8e 7roVoi>s /w^Oelv 

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oi'TW yap eo~>y ttoAu St) pacor, 
twv (TTep i'wv a7rovr)(rafA€vos. 



EURIPIDES. 197 

4 1 . See the last hour of only one 

Ungodly, unbelieving man ; 
Then disbelieve in God, my son, 
If disbelieve you can. 

42. Of this I 'm sure, say what you will, — 
He that fears God need fear no ill. 

43. Would'st thou attribute, friend, to Powers 

divine 
Passion and temper like to mine or thine ? 

44. Our God is uncreate, and in the swirl 
Of eddying space outspun the universe ; . 
He clothes Himself in an alternate robe 

Of noonday brilliance and bespangled night ; 
And round him in harmonious, manifold 

curves 
The choral star-dance moves eternally. 

45. Better than freedom unto me 
The servant of my God to be. 

46. Leave seers and oracles alone, but pay 

Thy vows to God, and for his blessing pray : 
For ne'er as yet the fortune-telling trade 
To idle simpletons hath fortune made ; 
The cheapest sibyl, and of least pretence, 
Is — if thou hast it, — thine own common- 
sense. 

47. Confess thy sins to God above ; 

To him thy secret griefs impart ; 
And he will lighten, or remove 

The load of sorrow off thine heart. 



ins EURIPIDES. 

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Nd/xos* No//,(o yap tovs Oeous riyov/ieda, 
kou ^loptv aSiKci kcu oikou' Ls)pi<r\xkvoi. 



49. Ta irdvO' opti Geos, avros ov)( opoj/xevos. 



50. t\oK€LT€ 7ri]8av rd8tKrjfxar eis Qtovs 

Trrepotcrc, Kaireir kv Atos SiXrov irrvyciis 
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^vrjTols StKOL^eiv ; ovS 1 aires olv oiyxxvos, 
Atos ypdcjiovTos ras [iporoiv d/jLaprias, 

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iyyvs, €t /^ov/Vecr^' opav. 



EURIPIDES. 199 

48. The Gods are mighty ; and mighty are 
Usage and Tradition. Yea, these twain are greatest 
in heaven ; for to them we men do owe our religion 
and our knowledge of good and evil. 

49. God seeth all things, though himself un- 
seen. 

5 0. Old women say, our sins can fly 

On wings, like birds, up into the sky ; 
That there in court these tell-tale larks 
Reports give in to heavenly clerks, 
And these on vellum copy down 
The sins and slips of king and clown. 
Methinks, would reach such parchment 

scroll 
From heaven to earth, from pole to pole ; 
And he that tried to read right through 

it 
Would need eternity to do it. 
Ne'er heed, my son, such foolish stuff \ 
The truth is sad and stern enough : 
There reigns an Arbitress, a Queen, 
By none unfelt, of all unseen, — 
Conscience, — that in the heart and mind 
Reigneth supreme o'er all mankind ; 
There sits She, on her manifold throne, 
And judgeth all, and spareth none. 



200 EURIPIDES. 

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52. 'Ao-weTOS os Geov ov^t yoer, 

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54. Ta tcov Gecov TravT' agaves €6$ epiretv cfytXec 



EURIPIDES. 201 

51. A King, they say, in days bygone 
Made Gods a supper of his son ; 
The virgin Goddess of the Moon 

Plied cannibal knife and fork and spoon. 

Fools may believe what grandams tell ; 

But he that cons the matter well 

Will come, methinks, to think with me, 
That men have always been too prone 
To shift to other backs their own 

Dark vices and brutality. 

52. Not seldom hath it been my lot to pass 
An hour a-listening to a solemn ass ; 
Now would he bray o'er mysteries divine ; 
Now light the noonday with dull candleshine ; 
Now fritter down with reasonings thin and 

crude 
Some noble text's majestic amplitude, 
Or out of shape its plain and holy sense 
Blow with explanatory flatulence ; 
And I have groan' d beneath such hour of 

prose, 
And home return'd to air myself and clothes ; 
But long, too long, would cling to them and 

me 
A musty-fusty smell of stale theology. 

53. God dwelleth in a house not made with hands, 
eternal in the heavens. 

54. The ways of God are hard to understand. 



202 EURIPIDES. 

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56. OvSct? /3por£)v rot Tat? n'xcus aK^paros, 
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"OAi'^7rov ?}vecr^ovTd &' rj/jLaprrjKore^. 



EURIPIDES. 203 

T>5. I am, I own, perplex'd at times to see 
How sacred usage jars with equity ; 
I never should have thought a rogue or knave 
Would seek God's house his worthless life to 

save ; 
But honest folk, I fain would have believed, 
Would journey thither after wrongs received ; 
Maybe, some mist obscures my moral sight ; 
But, somehow, wrong seems wrong, and right 

seems right • 
And so I hold it strange God's house should be 
A house of refuge for rascality. 
56. Though in the middle of life's lane he goes, 
Some burrs will stick to any traveller's 

clothes ; 
E'en Gods, if judged by rules of good society, 
Have fallen on t 'other side of strict propriety ; 
Have tied knots matrimonial within 
Limits forbidden of domestic kin ; 
Have doom'cl an aged sire to prison fare, 
And prematurely fill'd his old arm-chair ; 
And yet in high Olympus to the present 
They reign secure of consequence unpleasant ; 
Indeed, so jovially they live up yonder, 
It is a question full of doubt and wonder, 
Who lives the hardest and who deepest 

drinks, 
And who plays best the grand game of 

High Jinks. 



204 EURIPIDES, 

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Tov avrov del Svcrrvx^ KaOecndvat ; 



EURIPIDES. 205 

57. fools in folly double-dyed, 
God's ways to question or deride ! 
Mid days of unrebuked sin 

The wicked saith his heart within : 

' Or God is not, or, if God be, 

These years he hath forgotten ine ! ' 

But, even as the fool is speaking, 

See, from a thin hair strain' d to breaking 

There hangs above his head, unseen, 

The Sword of Vengeance, bright and keen ! 

58. Rarely the Gods, if stories truth rehearse, 
To pleasure, spite of duty, seem averse ; 
And yet they visit on our generation 
Deeds that are done in simple imitation • 
The blame for evil teaching, I 'd have thought, 
Rests with the teacher more than with the 

taught. 

59. Beside God's throne on either hand 
The urns of Good and Evil stand ; 
And lots these fatal urns do hold 
Innumerable and manifold ; 

If you from both drew lots for ever, 
A pair to match you would find never. 
GO. If God be on our side, then sit we still • 
Friends can do little good, and foes no ill. 

61. There cometh nothing in man's way 
But in it God hath all the say. 

62. Must I the grace and justice own of Him 
Who fills my cup with sorrow to the brim ? 



206 EURIPIDES. 

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OeoL 
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66. 6vr)(TK0VTas ov yatpovo-iv tvo-efiecs Geot. 

67. To OtLOV eCTTt TYJ <j)V(T€L /ZeAA^T IKOV . 

68. AovAevo/xev Oeots, o T6 7roV etcrtv ol Oeot. 

69. Ov rot irecfavKe 8ov\ov, ovre ^p^/xarw^, 
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£ry 8', ovhckr oVtos orwaaro?* KaKolcri 81 
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EURIPIDES. 207 

63. In sorrow's hour, my son, impart 

Thy grief to God with humble trust ; 
And hush the whisper of thine heart : — 
6 He that chastiseth is unjust.' 

64. A little while the Gods must quit, my son, 

Our pillows ere we breathe our latest breath ; 
For the Holy may not view Corruption, 
And Immortality may not see Death. 

65. A. If God doth good, so doth He ill ; — 

At least, so seemeth it to me : 
Father, if only I had my will, 

The world should smoother go with thee. 
B. My son, recall thy words, I pray ; 

It comforteth the fool alone 
To view his wretchedness, and say : — 

1 The fault is God's, and not mine own.' 

66. The Gods have no pleasure in the death of 
the righteous. 

67. God's Providence is never hurried. 

68. We are God's servants : be it so : 
But who God is, we may not know. 

69. To purchase safety Virtue may not pause, 
To treble earnings, or to win applause ; 

But straight, unswerving, on her path must go, 
And freely act, and by free action grow. 

70. There lingers long, w r hen Virtue dies, 
The perfume of sweet memories ; 

But, when the wicked are wrapt in clay, 
Their souls and bodies do both decay. 



208 EURIPIDES. 

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74. 'Ecr^A-ov ou (JVfXfilyvvrai kolko). 

75. O^Sets Ka/xaTO? ei; ere flew Geo?;?. 



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aSiKei Tot rwv Bewv Qoifiov dvOpioTrocs fxovov 
Xpi]v ^eo-TTLioSeiv, 05 SeSoi/ccr ouSeva. 



77. To /JLOLVTLKOV TTO.V (TTTepfJia cj^iXoTL/JLOV KULKOV. 



EURIPIDES. 209 

7 1. Sow, far and wide, plague, famine, and distress, 
Make women widows, children fatherless ; 
Break down the altars of the Gods, and tread 
On quiet graves, the temples of the Dead \ 
Play to life's end this wicked, senseless game, 
And you will win what knaves and fools call 

Fame. 

72. To send up prayer to Heaven in hour of grief 
Will seemly look, though it bring no relief. 

73. Virtue travels by rough roads. 

74. Good and 111 will then unite, 

When shining Noon weds black Midnight. 

75. The road to life, by Faith and Virtue trod, 

Grows smooth, a little past the first 
beginning ; 
The marvel is that men so often plod 

Through lives of dull, uncomfortable sinning. 

76. Who follows the trade of seer or prophet 
Will make or little or nothing of it ; 

If he have evil news to tell, 
His hearers will abuse him well ; 
And if, in pity, he coin a lie, 
God chargeth him with forgery ; 
Phoebus should prophesy, alone ; 
For He is God ; and God fears none. 

77. If prophets, when their words came true, 

Then only would their payment take. 
How much, good friend, from me or you 
Per annum would a prophet make 1 
o 



210 EURIPIDES. 

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79. MdvTis y dpurroi ("urns etVa^et Ka\itiS. 



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EURIPIDES. 211 

78. Alas ! it is a thought o'er-fraught with sorrow, 
To think To-day may never see To-morrow. 

79. Prophet, Seer, and Prophetess 
Are children all of Mother Guess. 

80. You '11 be a prophet, if you tell 
Truth by the inch and lies by the ell. 



CONCERNING FATE— CHANCE— NECESSITY— CIRCUMSTANCE 
—LUC K— FORTUNE. 

8 1 . Change is the Queen of all that mortal live, 
And Constancy is God's prerogative ; 
If at our side smile Fortune fair and kind, 
Ill-luck doth follow in hot haste behind ; 
He, that but yesterday did beg his bread, 
Doth wear to-day a diadem on his head, 
And, maybe, ere a dozen moons have shone, 
Will doff the crown, and put the old rags on : 
Let human Wit and human Strength say 

< Nay,' 
Fate is their mistress, and will have her way. 

82. Big or little, each must bear 

His load of anguish and of care ; 

Till the last heart cease to beat 

Sorrow will itself repeat ; 

Fathers, ever and anon, 

Must weep above their darlings gone ; 

Evermore, from day to day, 

Parent will be call'd away, 

And child must k Vale ! Vale /' say. 



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fcis 2v /3ta crtSapov. 
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XrjpLaros kvriv aiScos. 



EURIPIDES. 213 

For all that are of woman born 
Make but a field of living corn ; 
Blade of green and ear ripe-brown, 
Death, the reaper, cuts all down. 

silly, then, the tears we shed, 
As we render Earth her dead : 
For, be our cheeks or wet or dry, 
Some must live, and some must die ; 
So tearless give, since give ye must, 
Ashes to ashes and dust to dust. 

83. A bow of steel is hard to bend, 

And stern a proud man's will ; 
But Fate, that shapeth every end, 

Is sterner, harder still ; 
E'en God within the dented groove 
Of Fate's resolve Himself must move. 

1 know whate'er of mystic sign 

Prophet engraved of old ; 
What secrets to his sacred line 

The Healer- God hath told ; 
And wisdom-treasure I have sought 
In empyrean realms of thought. 

And often on my anxious way 

I cry a bitter cry : 
' Is there no drug whereof we may 

Taste once and never die ? 
Can none recall the days bygone V 
And something answers : ' None ! None ! None ! ' 



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90. T(5 y' aVay/catoj Tporroy 
os avrtretvetj cr/cator rjyovpat /3pOTov. 



EURIPIDES. 21/i 

84. 'Tis hard to climb and grasp a crown, 
But how easy to topple down ! 
Between the rise and set of sun 

A kingdom may be ]ost and won ; 
And you may win and lose the prize 
Between the sunset and sunrise ; 
For Wealth and Power are giddy things, 

And never constant for a day, 
But at their will can make them wings, 

And in a moment flee away. 

85. In the fight with Circumstance 
Holiness hath little chance ; 
What alone can make good stand 

Is strength of will and might of hand. 

86. Too oft doth noble son of noble sire 

Plod weary days through vulgar dirt and 

mire ; 
And sad it is Dame Fortune's heel to see 
Tread on the neck of old gentility. 

87. Take things in patience as they come ; 
For Circumstance is deaf and dumb ; 
And what of her in wrath you say 

Is idle breath just thrown away. 

88. In the fight with Circumstance 
Might of hand hath little chance. 

89. God is good, but Luck is hard. 

90. Who kicks at Fate's resistless might, 
Will bruise his toes \ and serve him right. 



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7rAr)i' orai' eA## Kpvepd Atdfov 
Bavarov 7T€/x(/> Vetera reAeirn^. 



EURIPIDES. 217 

9 1 . Abaft will blow a favouring wind 
From port to port, if Gods be kind ; 
But angry blasts alone will blow, 

If Gods in heaven shall wish it so. 

92. If Fate shall this or that decree, 
No man shall make it not to be. 

93. Strive in Life's race to come first in ; 
And, if Luck will it so, you '11 win. 

9-4. Shall and Must are harder than flints. 

95. Luck helps them that help themselves. 

96. There is no shame in doing what you must. 

97. God is great ; but Chance is greater. 

9 8. Be it right, be it wrong, do or say what you will, 
Some men will have good luck, and some will 

have ill. 



CONCERNING HUMAN LOT— HUMAN NATURE— MAN- 
VICISSITUDE. 

99. To mortal man's unhappy race 

On earth there is no resting-place ; 
His good and ill luck come and go, 
Or wax and wane, or ebb and flow ; 
Of this or that he dare not say, 
This will abide, or that decay ; 
But this he holds for sure alone 
That, at some moment now unknown, 
L^pon his shoulder Death will lay 
An icy hand, and in his ear 
Will give a whisper, low but clear : 
< The Master calls thee ; come away.' 



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EURIPIDES. 219 

100. 'More rogues are now alive than on the day 
When I was born :' so doth my grandam say ; 
And knaves and scoundrels, so her grandam 

told her, 
Increased in number as herself grew older. 
If rogues breed roguery, and sinners sin, 
Gods ! what a mess the world will soon be in ; 
Our big round globe will itch with moral 

fleas 
Crawling like mites upon a tasty cheese : 
And Heaven the poles must stretch to crack 

of doom 
To give infernal blackguards elbow-room. 

101. What mortal is, is doom'd to die, 
And mortal is Prosperity \ 

Who thinks his luck will last for long, 
Experience soon will prove i' the wrong ; 
For. sail you now with favouring wind, 
God will not long continue kind ; 
For God — whatever God may be, — 
Abhors, like man, monotony. 

102. Blessed be he among the Gods that separated 
our life out from confusion and brutishness ; 

First, He implanted in us understanding, and 
made the tongue to be interpreter of our thoughts ; 

He gave us also the fruits of the earth for food, 
and made the dew and the rain to water the surface 
of the ground ; 



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EURIPIDES. 221 

He made us contrive for ourselves clothing and 
dwelling-places, as shelter against the inclemency of 
weather • 

He made us to pass the sea in ships, that we 
might change one with other the produce of the 
earth ; 

And secret things he made known to us by signs 
of fire and of entrails, and by the speech and flight 
of birds. 

And yet, though God hath done so much for them, 
there be many that are proud and thankless ; 

For they recognise not the goodness and the power 
of God ; but say in their foolishness : ' Thus and 
thus had mine own hand done better.' 

103. Honour and Luck, like signs that tell the 

weather, 
Are never constant for two days together ; 
So will the Gods for us ; so squeeze they out 
A servile worship from our fear and doubt. 

104. I am comforted when I ponder upon the 
providential dealings of the Gods with men ; 

But, although I have a comforting assurance in 
my heart, I am bewildered when I consider the 
fortunes of men and their doings ; 

For all things are shifting to and fro ; and no one 
moment in our lives is like unto another. 

105. Seest thou yon cloudlet scud before the 

wind i 
So fleeting are the fortunes of mankind. 



222 EURIPIDES. 

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EURIPIDES. 223 

106. We live just long enough to learn how to 
live ; but our experience is a fruit whereof we may 
never taste. Our life, indeed, is but the long rehearsal 
of a play that we may never act upon the stage. 

107. Be humble amid thy sorrows, and remember 
thy mortality : for freedom from evil is the preroga- 
tive of God only. 

108. To me it seems but dimly understood 
What makes men truly great or truly good ; 
It is not birth ; for dull rogues you may see 
At court, and worth in men of low degree ; 
Not wealth ; for one may have a purse well lined, 
And out at elbows be in heart and mind ; 
Not poverty ; for hunger will have bread, 
And emptiness of stomach turns the head ; 
Not valour \ for a man may bravely die, 
Who, had he lived, had lived in infamy ; 
There is, then, no criterion % — be it so ; 
Then, be advised, and let the problem go ; 
But this we may sans hesitation state, 
That what is good is good, and what is great 

is great. 

109. Fate lends us, at our birth, on trust 
A little loan of breath and dust ; 
But Fate capricious tells to none 
How long the loan is meant to run ; 
To each and all comes reckoning day, 
And, willy-nilly, all must pay. 



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EURIPIDES. 225 

110. Life gives an uphill road to every one ; 
Some men achieve the journey at a run ; 
Some make their way by slow but sure 

degrees ; 

Some scramble up it on their hands and 
knees. 

And God upon the climbers looks, mean- 
while, 

With a complacent, but disdainful, smile ; 

For all alike, in Life's uncertain race, 

Winner and loser, must entreat his grace ; 

These beg of Him to push them faster on, 

Those supplicate Him to leave well alone. 

111. The moment he is born, an unseen sack 

Is strapp'd by Fate upon each mortal's 

back ; 
And this by every sunset doth contain 
A load additional of grief and pain ; 
And, when shall cease the beating of his 

heart, 
Then only from his burthen man may part ; 
And so it is, we all, as best we may, 
Drag on dull, weary lives from day to 

day; 
And fondly cling to Life and to Life's 

sorrow, 
From dread of Death's mysterious to-morrow, 

112. When rain may fall you cannot say ; 
So while the sun shines make your hay. 

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7re(f)VK€V' aAAw 8' aAAo irpocrKeiTai yipas, 
tov pXv jxa^ecrdai, rbv 8k fiovXtveiv kolXojs. 



116. "H8rj 7TOT 1 aAAw? vvktos kv jiaKptj) xpovip 

^VTJTIOV £(f)p6vTL(T , Tj 8L€(f)6apTOU /3lOS" 

Kai /xot 8okovotiv ov Kara yvdjfirjs <j>V(riv 

7Tpd(T<T€LV KOLKLOV €(TTL yap TO y €V <£>pOV€L\' 

TroXXoicri.v' dXXd rfj8' dOprjreov r68€' 

ra Xpi)(TT tTTLO-rdpitaOa /cat ytyvdo-Kopev. 



EURIPIDES. 227 

113. Iniquity sits oft in chair of state, 

And Truth and Righteousness at table 

wait ; 
The Gods above — so would it seem to 

me, — 
Are either blind or do not choose to see. 

114. If on the street a silver coin you find, 

Forthwith your elbow through a window 

goes; 
If on your right smile Fortune sweet and 

kind. 
Fate on the left comes treading on your 

toes. 

115. Sharp-witted Dick with stalwart Ned 

Will twice the work in one day do 
That Ned's stout arms or Dick's good 
head 
Could manage alone in days twice two. 

116. I 've tried, to while away a sleepless night, 
Life's riddle to resolve, as best I might ; 
And to my mind for what of wrong we do 
The plea of ignorance is seldom, true ; 
Sign -posts, distinct and clear, Life's road 

along 
To all make known the paths to Eight and 

Wrong ; 
But, though the reading to our sense is 

plain, 
Will, interposing, counteracts the brain ; 



228 EURIPIDES. 

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rj 8' d^Oos OIKIOV €i 8' 6 KOLLpoS 7JV cracfj-qs, 
ovk av 8v rjo-rrjv ravr e^ovre ypd/ipLara. 



117. Gewv SiS6vT(s)V eiKos e^apaprdvetv. 

118. Mrj rtav irkXas 8aKpve 8vo-rvyrjpara- 
rd ^vrjrd tololvt '• o^Sey li> to^tio fievet. 

119. Gv^rtov oXf3tos €6? TeAo? otOas 

CuS' €v8aLfJLQ)V' 

oviriii yap 'icfrv ns dXrwos. 

120. ^H KTJkAoS ai)T05 KOLpTTLLlOLS T€ y?^9 <f)VT0LS 

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twv 8e <pdiV€L re KaKdepi^erai 7raAu\ 

121. To Pro rot jjlovov f3porois 
ovk ecrTt rdvdXo)/! dvaXioQev XafSelv. 
^pv\i]V fSpoTetav xprjpdriDV 8' elorlv iropoi. 



EURIPIDES. 229 

Nay, knowing good, and with the will to 

do it, 
We sometimes lack the courage to go 

through it ; 
Shame interferes with some ; though such 

a name 
Thus to misuse is in itself a shame ; 
And, lastly, on Life's highway here and there 
Are benches set, to rest the traveller ; 
And there we kick our heels and gossip on 
From dawn to noon, from noon to set of sun ; 
When, suddenly, i' the midst of yawning, 

talking, 
We find it 's grown too dark for further 

walking. 

117. If Gods do tempt, no wonder men should fall. 

118. Who weeps for other is a kindly fool, 
Where bliss is volatile, and change the rule. 

119. Art thou prosperous, my friend, and happy ? 
— of this one thing only may'st thou be assured, that 
thou wilt not carry with thee happiness to thy dying 
day. 

120. In the morning we are green and grow up ; 
in the evening we are cut down, dried up, and 
withered. 

121. He that hath his money lost 

May by toil fresh money earn ; 
But breath that hath the lips once cross' d 
Never, never will return. 



230 EURIPIDES. 

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rd Qetov ovtcd f3ovX6fJL€v' ecrrat. 



EURIPIDES. 231 

1 22. More there is of happiness 
In life than misery; 
For, my son, if there were less, 
Nor you nor I could be. 

123. Of mortal men how blest are they 
Whose blessings do their ills outweigh. 

124. Our life is but the shadow of a shade, 
And goes to nothing, out of nothing made : 
Luck for awhile may favour me or thee, 
But happy neither of the twain may be ; 
All mortal men beneath the blessed sun 
With foolishness are tainted, every one ; 
And only wise are they that humbly own 
They only know that nothing may be known. 

125. Soon and sure come Death and Night, 
So make your best of Life and Light ; 
Done his work, the swift To-day 
Will not for a monarch stay, 

But spreads his wings, and flies away. 

126. Eestrain thy thoughts, my son, as born to die, 
Within the limits of mortality ; 

Churls that with Joy maintain a foolish strife 
Buy Disappointment at the cost of Life. 

127. Eemember evermore, my son, 
Who laugheth now may weep anon, 
And he, whom cares to-day annoy, 
To-morrow morn may sing for joy ; 
And whether he assent, or no, 
Little it matters ; God wills it so. 



232 EURIPIDES. 

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131. "Erepa y' erepos d/xet/Jerai 
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/3poru>v 8' 6 7ras acrTaOjJLrjTos alcov. 

132. Meytcrrov a/)' ijv ^ <&vctls' to ya/o kolkov 
ovSels rpecf>(i)v ev ^prjcrrov av ^-etrj 7rore. 

133. "AAAoio-ii/ aAAo? fxdkXov rjSerac rpoirots. 

134. To /x>) yevkcrOai Kpetcrcrov rj </>Ci/at /Sporois. 

135. e A vedras /xot <f>i\ov d^Oos Se to yrjpas del 
fiapvrepov Atrvas crK07reAa>v 

€7Tt Kpart Kelrcu, 



EURIPIDES. 233 

128. No pain, no grief, my son, may be 

In thought conceived, in word be spoken, 
But all its weight may press on thee, 
And still thy heart be left unbroken. 

129. A good disposition is a great blessing, and 
an evil disposition is a great curse ; but by no effort 
of our own may we win the one, or rid us of the 
other. 

130. Look keenly, and the marks of kindred race 
Must be discernible in face and face. 

131. Duly cometh day by day 

His share of sorrow to every one, 
But never may the morning say 
What may happen ere set of sun. 

132. Nor strength nor craft of man may vie 
With Nature's infinite subtlety \ 

So sure as oak from acorn grows, 
Who bad begins as bad will close. 

133. Quot homines tot mores. 

134. Good friend, from what of life I see, 

From what of life I 've seen, 
It would have been for thee and me 
As well, had we ne'er been. 



CONCERNING AGE— YOUTH— TIME. 

135. God of the springtide in life's year, 
Lord of an age of purest gold, 
Youth, dear to all, thou 'rt trebly dear 
To me that now am growing old. 



234 EURIPIDES. 

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yvujvat Kal rovs dyaOovs, 

lctov dr kv ve<$>kXai(Tiv d- 

crTpoyv vavracs dptOpbs irkXet. 



EURIPIDES. 235 

Give me a shepherd's lowly cot, 

With garments rude and simple fare, 

And thankful I will bless my lot, 
If Thou my lot wilt deign to share. 

Nor will I envy crown of gold 

With silvery locks beneath its rim, 
Or robe of scarlet, if its fold 

Swathe wrinkled form and shrunken limb. 

Were wreath of diamonds round Thine head, 
Thine eyes its lustre would outshine ; 

In smoky crib those eyes would shed 
A radiance beautiful, divine. 

When I was young, my look was proud, 
My footstep free, my heart elate ; 

But Age hath dull'd my fire, and bow'd 
My heart beneath his mountain weight. 

Had I my will, the tyrant grim 

Should dwell in some lone isle afar, 

Or in unfathom'd seas should swim, 
Or flit through space from star to star. 

On Sin alone, methinks, should press 
His hand to wither and destroy ; 

And kindlier Gods should Virtue bless 
With youth on youth and joy on joy. 



236 EURIPIDES. 

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XprjcrroLS ov$£ kolkols cracjjrjSj 
dAA' eiAicrcro/xevos TLS cu- 
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136. ^£1 Svo-iraXaio-rov y^pas, (09 /xtcrw cr' c^cov, 
/xtcrw o^ octol XPV( 0V(TLV ^kt€lv€lv /3lov, 

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137. *& Sw-koAov to yrjpas dvdp&TTOLS €(f>v 
ev r ofifiacrL cn<v9po)7r6v. 



138. 'AvetLitvov tl xp J Ql JLa Trpecr/3vriov yevos 
Kal 8vcr<f)vX.aKTOv 6£v6vLiias vtto. 



139. 2/aa rts avrtcrrot^os d)V AaAei yepcov, 

aSvvaros ovSev aAAo 7tAt)v AaAetv fxovov. 



EURIPIDES. 237 

And so, illumed with heavenly light, 

Life's path were made distinct and clear 
By better signs than give by night 
The stars to wandering marinere. 

Here Vice dreads now no punishment, 
Good deeds no recompense may buy, 

For sorrow to all alike is sent, 
And all alike grow old, and die. 

136. Grim Age, I hate thee, and all fools I 

hate 
Who Heaven for length of days do supplicate ; 
All that would Life's unswerving stream 

divert 
By meats or drinks or spells of magic art. 
Our duty is, at eve of market-day, 
When done our taskwork and received our 

pay, 

Soon as our sun of usefulness is set, 

And nothing now remains to do or get, 

To hear with a good grace our call of 

doom, 
And go, and give the youngsters elbow-room. 

137. Age, were thy temper good as it is ill, 
Thine ugly face would make thee hateful 

still. 

138. Incontinentes irce et urince series. 

139. Old bodies, to my mind, 

Are ba^s full of talk and wind. 



338 EURIPIDES. 

140. T (oi/ rj8d8o)V 

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145. T H pLO\6os ovSels tols veois orKrjiptv (pepeu 



EURIPIDES. 239 

140. Lads and lasses too soon — 'tis as sad as 'tis 

true ! — 
Are off with the old love and on with the 

new; 
For, though age mellows wine, yet in love 

it is seen 
That sameness is tameness and new brooms 

sweep clean. 

141. My curse on Age, mine eyes who dims, 
Bends my back, and cripples my limbs, 
Steals my manhood, and leaves behind 
Only a bagful of bones and wind. 

142. My child, I went to school long past my prime, 
And my schoolmaster's name was old Dan 

Time; 
And Time and Piety and Sense command 
That my old head should govern thy young 

hand. 

143. An old man, vext and wearied, said : 

' I wish to God that I were dead ! ' — 
Death at his heels cried : ' Be it so ! ' — 
The old man answered : ' No ! No ! No ! ' 

144. Arrow from bow of old Experience hits 
A target seldom struck of youthful wits. 

145. To a young man it is honourable to say of 
this or that : l I did it not because it were wrong to 
do it ;' but it is a reproach to him if he say : < I 
did it not because it was a hard thing.' 



240 EURIPIDES. 

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149. ^fl T6KVOV, eCTTL TOIS yepaiTepOlS /3pOTUJV 

TO TOV 7To8oS fllv /3pa8v, TO TOV Be VOV TOL)(V. 

150. Ncavtas re Kal nevrjs cro^os S-' a/xa* 
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152. His ov)(l yaipei v^ttlois dOvpfiacriv ; 

153. Neaviav roi iravra -^pr) ToX/xdv del, 

154. IIoAAots to yrjpas eo~T dvai8eias irXeutv. 

155. Hovs £u>VTas ev 8p2' KaT0avtov 8e 7rds dvijp 
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/JpoTcov 8e 7rds tis, Kalirep ev yypa Xvypto, 
dwe-TTTver' avTo. kovttot ev^eTai ^-avttv. 



EURIPIDES. 241 

146. Old the proverb ; old, but true ; — 
Age should think, and Youth should do. 

147. This may be said — thank God ! — of every 

sorrow : 
'To-day 'tis greater than 'twill be to-morrow.' 

148. No fool like a young fool. 

1 49. My son, if old men's legs are slow, 
Think at what pace their wits can go. 

150. The sight of youthful wit in lowly station 
Is worth a statesman's grave consideration. 

151. No day but brings its sorrow-load, we know ; 
Yet more we love life as we older grow. 

152. A fool and king of fools is he 

That fain would wise at all times be. 

153. To say 'I dare not' youth should never dare. 

154. Alas ! that little words like ' I' and <Me' 
Should half the lexicon of Old Age be ! 



CONCERNING LIFE— DEATH. 

] 55. From nothing come we, and to nothing go • 
'Tis very sad, but God hath will'd it so. 
Do to the living, then, what good ye may ; 
The dead are only ashes, dust, and clay. 
156. Though old, and on a bed of sickness lying, 
We cling to life, and loathe the thought of 

dying ; 
For sweet is life ; and death and darkness 

seem 
Horrible unutterably e'en in dream. 
Q 



242 EURIPIDES. 

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rrjs evcref3elas' rj 8' ev 6cf)6aXfiOLS X^P iS 
a7roAojA'. otcxv tls eK 86fJLO)v eX6y veKvs. 



EURIPIDES. 243 

157. Time was, whene'er I saw a blind-man led 
By child or dog, a-begging daily bread, 
Distraught with sorrow at the wretch I 'd 

scoff, 
For keeping death at elbow-distance off ; 
Now Age doth make me sing a different tune ; 
Now say I, greyest beards are called too soon ; 
For, be our load of sorrow what it may, 
We should pray God to see one other day ; 
Since, knowing life, what comes when life is 

over 
We know not, and we tremble to discover. 

158. 'Tis with the dead as though they ne'er had 

been, 
And therefore wretched life is worse than 

death ; 
For dead men have no sense of grief or pain, 
But here'tis well enough while good luck lasts, 
But ah ! to know that luck is gone for ever ! 

159. Funereal pomp seems ill to me 

To match with Death's simplicity; 
The silly pageant serves to show 
Our vanity, and not our woe. 

160. Who loseth breath doth with his breath lose 

love ; 
For out of sight is out of mind with all ; 
And, out of doors as friends feet-foremost 
move, 
Love with them goes to its own funeral. 



244 EURIPIDES. 

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EURIPIDES. 245 

161. Maybe our life is death, and death is life ; 
One thing I know, — Life wakes to grief 

and pain, 
And Death, the healer, lulls to sleep again. 

162. It were as well to die as see death coming. 

1 63. Tears will not bring our dead ones back again. 

164. The daughters of men bare children to the 
Immortals ; but even these children inherited the 
mortality of their mothers. 

165. Death must be nothingness, if it be sure 
That of our ills Death is the only cure ; 
For if we felt life's sorrows in the grave, 
We were beyond God's power to help or save. 

166/ To all men life is sweet ; 

And death's a blank. Who prays to die is mad; 
Better is shame in life than glory in one's 
grave. 

167. Life's bliss is measured by life's brevity ; 
Death's bitterness by its eternity. 

168. You live but once ; so make your best of life. 

169. Dost weep, poor friend ] — Time comes, the 

poet sings, 
Time only comes with healing on his wings. 

170. Mariimdum est omnibus. 

171. Thus far in enmity a man may go, 

Till Death shall stand betwixt him andhisfoe : 
For fools alone would strive the flint to wound, 
Or smite with sword a dead man on the 
ground. 



246 EURIPIDES. 

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tols ^avovcrLV dyaXjuia. 

173. Tt tovs ^avovras ovk ids TeQvrjKevat, 
Kal raK)(v9evTa crvXXeyeis dXyrjfxara j 

174. Tor tvTvytiv SoKovura jultj (yXov, irplv dv 
^avovr L§rjs. 

175. X/0€O)v OV7TOT elireiv ouSei/' 6X/3tov /3/dotcov, 
7rplv av ^avovros rrjv reXevro.tav iSrjs 
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176. Totcrtv ^-avovori xprj tov ov TedvYJKOTOL 
TLfJLai ScSovra yOovtov tvcre/Seiv Qeov. 

177. ^v)(rjs dp ovftev icrrt Tiputorepov. 

178. Ovk <e<ttl robs ^-avovras cts <£aos fxoXelv. 

179. TldvTCov to ^-ai/eiy to 8e kolvov a^o§ 
fjL€rp[(ji)S dXyetv 2oc/>ta fxeXera. 

180. BpoTcov 4'ycoye tof KaAa>s reOvqKOTa 

(rjv (prjfu fxdXXov tov [SXkirovros \xr\ KaXws. 

181. Svyyvo)cr8\ otolv t^s KpticrcrQV rj cjjepuv Kaxa 
7rd9r), raXatvrjs e£a,7raAAa£cu {o^S. 



EURIPIDES. 247 

172. Dost long to win the great world's praise % — 
Pass sleepless nights, live sweatsome clays ; 
And, in thy grave when thou art laid, 
Maybe thy wages will be paid. 

173. Friend, dry thine eyes, thy wailing cease ; 
And let the poor dead rest in peace. 

174. Envy not thou a happy friend : 
But wait until thou see the end. 

17-5. Envy no man's prosperity, 

Until thou see how he can die. 

176. It is by paying honours to the dead that we 
should show our reverence to the Gocl who hath 
dominion over them. 

177. To buy the world no man would give his life. 

178. Weep, brother, weep ; none, none can ease 

thy pain • 
To God or man the dead come not again. 

179. Since death must be, 'tis wisdom's care 
To teach us what must be to bear. 

180. They live, the noble and the brave, 

To all eternity ; 
Life is not life to recreant knave ; 
Then how can coward die ? 

181. If one shall tell thee how some wretch distrest 
Uncall'd of God hath hurried to his rest, 
Self-righteousness within thy bosom smother, 
And say : < May God be kind to my poor 

brother ! ' 



248 EURIPIDES. 

182. lYs 7roT€ ^ravovTMV r)X6ev Z£"Ai8ov wdXtv ; 

183. ^H Sptovras rj /jltj SpQvras rjScov ^-avetv. 

184. KaA, Xmttov evprjp,' cv/cAews Xittzlv f5lov. 

185. KpetTTOV to firj £rjv kdTiv rj to (rjv kcxkcos. 

186. e O /3ios too"' ovo/x' ?X € S ttovos 8' epy<£) 7reAei. 

187. 'El/ TOLOTL TOL TTOVOLCTLV 7]V TTpoOvflOS TjS, 

crOevecv to Qetov fxaXXov €lkotu)S e'x €t * 

188. Tot irdvra tol ykvoiT aV 7roAAa yap Geos 

K<XK T(OV akXlTTOiV €V7TOp' avOpdiTTOiS 7TOL€L. 

189. Ilav totj£ 'AvdyKTjs SovXov kern rocs cro^ots. 

190. ^reppd 'Ai/ayKa. 

191. Qvtjtiov ye fMOJpos octtis, ev wpdcrcreiv SokQv, 
/3e/3aLa yaipw rots rpoirois yap at T-u^ac, 
epLTrXrjKTOS a>s avdpomos, dXXor dXXocre 
7rrj8iucrLv, KovSels avrbs evrv^ec irork. 

192. ^H TraCTlV dv6p(x)7TOLCriV, OV)( rjfJLLV fAOVOV, 

rj kol irapavriK rj ^povw Acu/zguv fiiov 
ecr^Ae, Kovdels 8id reXovs evSaipLovet. 



EURIPIDES. 249 

182. Death is the bourne from whence none may 

return. 

183. Knowing that Death one day must come, 

I'd fain 
He caught me busy with both hand and brain. 

184. A noble death is great gain. 

18-5. 'Twere better not to live than to live ill. 

186. They call life — life ; but a better name 
were — trouble. 

187. Work, as though work alone thine end 

could gain ; 
But pray to God, as though all work were 
vain. 

188. When things look blackest, hope and pray ; 

If in high Heaven thy prayers be heard, 
God, the Almighty, with a word 
Can change thy night to clear noonday. 

189. ' Sollen' and c Mtissen/ wise and free men 

state, 
Are verbs for fool and slave to conjugate. 

190. EAccidente e duro. 

191. He is a fool that dares to think or say : 
' To-morrow shall be even as to-day ;' 
For Luck is daft, and in her you will see 
No purpose, method, or consistency. 

192. Walk in the ways of thine heart and in the 
sight of thine eyes \ but know thou that for all these 
things God will bring thee into judgment. 



250 EURIPIDES. 

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^-oato~t fiev vavcrl iropov 

7rvo(d Kara fievQos dXtov 
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crt, to 8e /xetov av£€i, 

194. Bpa^Tj Tot crOevos 'Avepos, 
dXXd iroiKiXta 7rpa7rt8(Dv 
Setvorara cfrvXa ttovtov 
yOovibiv t deptojv re 
Sd/JLvarat irai8evixara, 

195. AetvoV ye ^vrjrois &>s diravra (rv/JLTriTveL, 
Kal rds dvdyKas ol vofxot 8t(i>pLcrav, 
cfatXovs Ttdevres rovs ye TroXefxnardTovs 
eyQpovs re rovs irplv eifxevets Troiovfxevot. 

196. Avo tol Gecov rd irptora' ArjfxrjTYjp Qed' 

Trj 8 J ecrrlvj ovo/xa 6' oirorepov fiovXeu KaXer 
avrrj fxev ev ^qpolcriv eKTpecfrei fiporovs' 
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/36rpvos vypov ttco/x' rjvpe Kelo-i]veyKaro 
'^-vqrois, 6 iravei rovs TaXanrtopovs fiporovs 
Xv7rfjs, orav TrXrjo-QiocrLV dpareXov porjs, 
V7rvov re XrjOrjv tojv Ka6' y)fxepav kolkmv 

8l8(J)(TLV, OV& €CTT dXXo (fydp/JLOLKOV 7r6v(OV' 

ovros Geo tort (nrevSeroLL Qebs yeyais, 
(i)CTT€ 8td tovtov rdydQ' dv9p(o~ovs ^X eiV - 



EURIPIDES. 251 

193. My bark, I know, will southward steer 

If from the north blow favouring gales ; 
At random it will tack or veer, 
If Luck or Ill-luck swell the sails. 

194. Not in his arm, but in the subtlety of his 
heart the strength of Man lieth \ and by this he 
bringeth into subjection all living creatures — fishes 
of the sea, birds of the air, and wild beasts of the 
forest. 

195. Misery, at times, hath strange bed-fellows. 



CONCERNING WINE. 

196. There is a twain in Heaven of high degree, 
Demeter, and the son of Semele ; 
One broadcast on the willing earth doth 



The harvest whence is made our daily bread ; 
And one the vine doth potently impregn 
To ease our sorrow and to dull our pain. 
Art thou with care or wakefulness opprest 1 — 
The child of Semele, to give thee rest, 
Can inspiration strike into the bowl 
To numb thine aches and ease thy weary soul. 
Ere we to Heaven a sacred vow fulfil, 
Some holy drops upon the ground we spill ; 
Drops from the veins of Deity are those, 
The purchase-money of our souls' repose. 



252 EURIPIDES. 

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TOV re yelpova SaW e^etv 
oivou repxpiv aXvirov 

jjucrei 8' to firj ravra /leXet, 

Kara cjxios vvktus re tftiXas 

€vat(ova Sia^yjv 

o~oc/>ov 6" aireyetv TrpaTrtSa <j>peva re 

7T€pLcrcr(ov irapa c/xotwi/. 

198. Atdvucre, pdvns ei* to yap fiaK^evcrt/xov 
koll to /xai/ta)8e? fAavTLKrjV iroXXrjv e'x er 
^cuVav f3poTOicriv els to era}//,' kXOrjs 7roXvs, 
Aeyetv to pkXXov tovs /ze/z^voVas 7rot€LS. 

199. Otjk ecrTt \v7rrjs dXXo </>ap/xaKov fiporols, 
(os aVopos IvOXov /cat cf>tXov 7rapatv€cri.s' 
octtls Se ravTrj rrj vocrto £vvgjv dvrjp 
{leOr) 7rapatpet, koV yaXrjvify] <f>peva 
TrapavTLX rjcrOehy v<rrepov crreVet St7rXd. 

200. OtVov ye pLrjKer ovtos ovk €<jtiv Ku7t/hs, 
ov8' dXXo repirvov ovSkv dvOpioiroLS eVt. 

201. 'HXlOlos octtls fxrj 7rtwv kuj/jlov cjuXd.. 

202. Toi' Tot TreTTOJKor ev 60/xotort xpr) pAveiv. 

203. 2weK6Weiv Tot o-7ra)i/Ta ^p>) tw Troj/xaTi. 

204. 'Octtis ye TrtVcov fxrj yeyqQe, fxaiverou. 

205. 2v TaAAa \OLtpe. kvXlkos €p7rovo"rjs kvkXo). 



EURIPIDES. 253 

197. Joy to beggar and to king- 
Only can the Wine-god bring ; 
Revelry by day and night 

Is his service, his delight ; 

What he hateth, hate must thou, — 

Pucker'd lips and wrinkled brow. 

198. On holy days, in mystic revelry 

The Wine-god oft inspires with prophecy ; 
And sacred lips unwitting may presage 
The far-off secrets of an unborn age. 

199. No anodyne in sorrow's hour can vie 
With a sweet friend's affectionate sympathy ; 
But whoso for a trouble-laden soul 
Would comfort draw from out a brimming 

bowl, 
Makes for to-day an ebb-tide of his sorrow, 
To let a double tide flow in to-morrow. 

200. If the cup be stint of wine, 

Love and Pleasure droop and pine. 

201. Light drinkers are dull thinkers. 

202. Who drinketh deep, At home should sleep. 

203. Glue thy lips to the flagon, 

And drink on, on ; 
And pull them away, 
When the liquor is gone. 

204. He whom wine ne'er maketh glad 
Is either stupid, mad, or bad. 

205. While round the board the wine-cups pass, 
Who plays the wise-man plays the ass. 



254 EURIPIDES. 

206. 'H Seti/os otvos K(u TraXaUcuai papvs. 



207. Bporots airacrL KitrOavelu dc/^etAeTai, 
kovk ecrn ^vrjTwv oo"Tt5 e^e7ri<Trarai 
ttjv avpiov fieXXovcrav el fiuxxrer ar 
to rrjs Tv)(7js ydp d<£ai/€9 of 7rpofi'qcr€TaL ) 
Kacrr ov SlSolktov, ov& dXto-Kerat reyyrj. 
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ev<j>po.ive (ravTov, 7ru/e 3 tov kolO' rjpepav 
/3iov Xoyt^ov crov, rd 8' aAAa rrjs Tv^?' 
Tt/xa Se /cat tt)v 7rAetcrrov rjSLcrrrjv Qeo>v 

K.V7TpLV /3pOTOLO-LV €V/JL€Vr)S jap Tj OeoY 



208. K-U7rpts /xeV ov8e vovOerovpevrj X a ^&' 

dv 8' av f3id£g, pdXXov evretveiv <£tAer 
Kairetra tlkt€l iroXepov els 8' dvdcrTao'tv 
86fJLO)v irepaivei TroXXdhus rd roiaSe. 



209. "Epcores \nrep [lev dyav 
eXOovres ovk evSo^cav 
ov$ dperav 7rape8(±>Kav 
avSpdcrw el 8' dXcs eXOoi 
Kvirpts, ovk aAAa Geo? ei'xapts ovtojs. 



EURIPIDES. 255 

200. Wine, the wrestler, ever throws 
Fools that with him dare to close. 



CONCERNING PASSION— LOVE— PURITY. 

207. Born of woman, we must die \ 

When or how we cannot tell ; 
This alone we all know well, — 
Born of woman, we must die. 

What to-morrow is to be 

Human wisdom never learns \ 
Craft of hand nor warps nor turns 

What to-morrow is to be. 

Death at latest comes too soon ; 

So eat and drink and laugh and play 
And take your pleasure whilst ye may ; 

Death at latest comes too soon. 

Sweet is Life • but sweeter, Love ; 

All that Heaven can give of bliss 

Is centred in a lover's kiss ; 
Life is sweet ; but sweeter, Love. 

208. Reason is lucky, if at times she can 

Direct or warp a lover's inclination ; 
But force, if brought on Love to bear, will fan 
A smouldering fire into a conflagration. 

209. With happiness and honour are attended 
Lives, wherein Passion is with Purety blended ; 
But shame and ruin settle, soon or late, 

On hearths unblest of Passion's holier mate. 



256 EURIPIDES. 

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t//,e/Do> ^pi(ja(T &<j)VKTOV olcttov 

(TTepyoL Se (i€ (ruj^pocrvva, 

Sdprjpa KaXXicrrov Oewv 

firjSe 7tot d/i(f)L\6yovs 6p- 

yas oLKopecrrd re vetKT) 

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irpocrfidXoL Setva KtJtt/hs, a- 

irroXepovs 8' evuds crefii^ovcr 1 

6£vcf>p(DV KptvoL Xe)(rj yvvaiK&v. 

210. IlouSev/xa y' "Epws crocf)ias, dperrjs 
7rXetcrTov virdpyti^ ko\ TrpocropuXetv 

OVTOS 6 /\atjJL(i)V 

7rdvT(ov rjSiCTTos t<f)v ^-vrjTots' 
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rwv rov8e 7r6vo)v fxrjre crvveirjv, 
\o)pLS t' dypiojv vaioifxi Tpoiruv' 
to S' epdv TrpoXeyu) tolctl veotcnv 
pLTj7ror€ cfyevyav, 
^prjo-Oat 8' 6p6io$, orav eXOij. 

211. ^H rdpa Ki'Trpt? ecrrty ou Kvtt/hs povov. 
dXX eo-Ti 7toXXojv 6vofxdro)v hnavvfios* 
e<TTLV yap AtSrys, ecrrt 8' dcf>9tros /3/o?/ 
€cttlv Se Xvcrcra paivds. 



EURIPIDES. 257 

O Aphrodite, lightly press love's yoke 
Upon the shoulders of us women-folk ; 
Cleanse Thou our hearts of wild and hot 

desires, 
And kindle in them warm but modest fires : 
Bless homes where Peace doth dwell with 

Constancy, 
And curse all wedded infidelity. 

210. God Love will teach thee more of worth 

and wit 
Than ever sage divined or poet writ ; 
And, while his teaching is with profit fraught, 
'Tis sweet beyond the grasp of human thought : 
For half he starveth, half doth satisfy 
Our hearts with a prolong' d expectancy ; 
Unknown to some this blissful pain they say : 
Kind Heaven be thank' d that I am not as 

they! 
lads and lassies dear, I counsel you 
To do exactly what you mean to do ; 
Go make your hay while shines the blessed 

sun, 
And bask in love-light till life's noon be gone. 

211. Love, thou art not one in one, 

Nor should'st thou ' Love' be call'd alone, 

But names I give thee three ; 
For thou art Death to such as pine, 
To happy suitors Life divine, 
And unto both Insanity. 



258 EURIPIDES. 

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to </>ws 6" dvdyKYjv irpofTrWycri cruxfipoveiv. 

213. Eipyeiv rov rjftwvT epyov ov re pdSiov. 

214. 'El/ 7rXrj(TfJLQvfj TOi Kv7TpLS, kv 7T€LV0)VTL 8' OV. 

215. Neot yvvaiKwv ovftev do-(/>aA€o-T€pO£, 
orav Tapd^y Kv7rpis rj/Soicrav <£>pkva' 

to S' dpcrev avrovs uxpeXet 7rpocrK€i[Ji€uov. 

216. Md/capes 06 fierptas Oeov 
fxerd re crojcjipocrvvas /xctc- 
o~)(ov XeKTpiov 'Ac/^poSi/ras, 
yaXaveto, ^pqcrdpevot 

pLCklVoXiOV OlCTTpOJV, 60i Srj 

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to£' evretverat ^aptVcov, 
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to S' €7rt o-L'y^iVet /3tords. 
y A7T€ve7r(i) viv dfi€Tepu)Vj 
Kv7rpi KaXXtcrra, ^-aAdpcov 
etrj Se pot peTpia pev 

XdpLS, TToOoi 8' OCTLOL, 

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ras, 7roAAav 8' a7ro#etpav. 

217. *12 7rcu KiTrptSos, os 

o-Ta^ets 7ro6W, eto-aycov yAvKeiay 
ifsvYOLiS X a P iV ov * £7ri<crT party cry j 



EURIPIDES. 259 

212. Love, like the stars, doth burn by night. 

213. When thou hast damm'd a mountain-stream 

in flood, 
Then seek to curb hot passion in young blood. 

214. Wantonness and Lechery 
Do little and live high. 

215. Young men are no more proof than women 
against the temptings of Passion ; but they have an 
advantage in the strength of their sex. 

216. Queen Aphrodite hath a little child, 

Who bears a quiver charged with arrows 

keen ; 

Some arrow-heads are steept in passion wild, 

And some are tipt with purest love serene ; 

The stroke of these brings blisses that 

endure ; 
Those prick with venom Death alone may 
cure. 

trebly blest the placid lot of those 

Whose hearth-foundations are in pure 
love laid, 
Where husband's breast with temper'd 
ardour glows, 
And wife, oft mother, is in heart a maid ! 
Lady Aphrodite, Queen divine, 
Such lot grant, dearest, unto me and mine ! 

217. Eros, Aphrodite's son, 
Deal with me in compassion ! 



260 EURIPIDES. 

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L7](TLV Ik ytpuv 

v E/dws 6 Atos 7rats. 

218. Ov roc (faoprjrus Kv7rpis, rjv 7roAAr/ pvrj' 
y tov p\v €ikov9' rjorv^rj perep^era^ 
ov S' av TrepKjo-ov kol cfrpovovvO' tvprj pkya, 
tovtov Xafiovcra 7rw? 8ok€ls ; KaOv/Bptcrev. 
<f?oira 8' av aWkp\ eo~rt 8' kv ^aXao'crco) 
kXvSwvc "Kvirpis, Trdvra 8' €K ravrrjs €<pv 
rj8' kcrriv rj cnreipovcra Kal 8l8ov& tpov, 
ov 7rdvT€S kcrp.lv ol Kara x#oV eKyovoc. 
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€)(ovo-lv avroi t elo-tv kv povcrais det, 
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2i> 8' ovk dye£et ; XP^ V °"' ^ 7r '' P^toIs dpa 
-irarepa (frvrevecv ?jf V* oWttotous Oeots 
aAAotcrtv, et /x?) rcnV8e yc crrep^eis vopovs. 



EURIPIDES. 261 

The fire that lights this lamp of mine, 
And twinkling sets yon starry shine, 
Is ice to what of fire may be 
Kindled in human heart by thee. 
218. If the Love-Goddess put forth all her power, 
She is most gentle unto such as yield, 
But to all proud and stubborn souls her 

wrath 
Is unrelenting and her vengeance stern. 
The blue serene of heav'n, the silent depths 
Of ocean feel her penetrant influence ; 
She scattereth the cause and germ of life, 
Love ; and without her nothing is that is. 
Such as have conn'd the story of the past 
Know how the Sire of Gods and King of men 
Was heart-enamour' d of fair Semele ; 
And how Aurora bare aloft to Heav'n 
Young Cephalus, the object of her love ; 
And still in heaven the youth and maiden 

dwell, 
Nor churlish from their lovers hold aloof, 
But with meek wisdom bow to Circumstance. 
Who thinketh, then, Love's influence to 

resist, 
Must deem that he is on a new plan made, 
And fashion' d for the service of new Gods ; 
That to himself alone is freedom given 
From what binds men on earth and Gods 

in heaven. 



262 EURIPIDES. 

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220. 2v y', ol Tvpavve Qecov re Kavdp(i)7r(i)V, "Epws, 
ry ^ty) 8i8acn<€ rd KaXd c^atvecrOaL KaXd, 

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(f)iXet Kdroirrpa koX Koprjs ^avOicrpara^ 
favyeu Se po^Oovs' eV 8e pot T€Kprjpiov 



EURIPIDES. 263 

219. Goddess of love, thou guidest at will the 
hearts of men and the stubborn hearts of Gods ; 

Beside thee flieth Er6s on spangled wings, rapidly, 
over earth and sea ; 

Beneath his delirious influence he bringeth men, 
and the beasts upon the mountain, and the fishes of 
the sea, and every living thing upon the earth whereon 
the sun shineth ; 

Over all these, Goddess, thou alone reignest 
supreme and uncontrolled. 

220. Love, thou sovereign lord of Gods and men, 

In mercy with thy suffering subjects deal; 
Or grant their prayers fulfilment may attain, 

Or let them Beauty's power no longer feel ; 
Grant this or that, and we will hymn thy 

praise ; 
Else, ne'er shall fire upon thine altar blaze. 

221. That idler Love loves idlers all, 
Lackaday souls, fantastical ; 

Loves broider'cl robes, and jewels rare, 

Soft pearly skin, and braided hair ; 

But daintly nice He holds aloof 

From Poverty's hut with a hole on the roof; 

For lovers are all a delicate crew 

With plenty to eat and little to do ; 

But take one and work him on water and 

bread, 
And hunger will drive the love out of his 

head, 



264 EURIPIDES. 

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zv rots 8' e^ovcriv d/z/3aTrys 7rk(f>v)( 6'8e. 

222. ^Hrot 7T€(j>vK€ YLvirpis ov povov Oeos, 

a/\A' €t tl pLtifov dXXo yiyverac Qeov' 
tovs <roxf>povas yap rcov kclkQv kpdv 7roteL 

223. "Yakziv o 8rj Xkyovcrcv avOpuiirovs kpdv 
rjSio-rov kvri ravrbv dXytrrrov S-' a/xa. 

224. TLoXXrj pXv kv /Sporoicn kovk dvcoviyxos- 
0€a K€t<Xr)TaL Kvirpis ovpavov t €(T(d, 

OCTOL T€ U.OVTOV TepfXOVOJV T ' ArXaVTlKO)V 

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7] crKaLos kcrriv, rj KaXtov aireipos wv 
ovk ol8e tov p.kyidTov avOpuiirois Oeov. 

226. Ov roc piovovs avSpas y "Epcos kirkp^rai. 
oi5S' av yvvatKas' dXXd Kal Qewv dvu) 
*pv)(ds Tapd(T(T€L, Karri ttovtov epyerac 

Kal tov$' d7T€Lpy€iv ov& 6 irayKparrjs crOkvet 
Zevs, aAA' VTreLKei Kal %kXu)v kyKXiverat. 



EURIPIDES. 265 

And he 11 give you the curls of a mistress 

divine 
On oysters to sup or on mutton to dine. 

222. The might of all the Gods above 
Is weakness to the might of Love ; 
For sober wits and judgment cool, 
At Love's behest, must play the fool. 

223. Love can with pleasure drive us mad, 
Or make us more than Sadness sad. 

224:. Daughter of Dione, thou art seen 

Supreme on earth, and in the skies a queen : 
Who meekly bends beneath thy yoke will find 
In Thee a mother, gracious, good, and kind : 
Who stubbornly resists, will soon or late 
His sin and folly clearly expiate ; 
For from Caucasian peaks to where afar 
Atlas lifts heaven with sun and moon and 

star, 
From pole to pole, from rise to set of sun 
We mortals are thy subjects, every one. 

225. Whoso avers that in Olympus reigns 

A power with Eros, God of Love, to vie 
Was either born a fool, devoid of brains, 
Or else hath careless let his brains run dry. 

226. Beyond the bounds of our mortality, 

High in high Heaven, deep in the deep sea, 
Love's empire stretches to infinity ■ 
The Lord of all, whom Gods must needs obey, 
Owns, not unwilling, Love's resistless sway. 



266 EURIPIDES. 

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raAA', els epiora 7ra? di^p o-oc/jxoTaros. 

229. ^H twi/ /xev aAA(ov Aat/xoVwy e^ec Kpdros, 
Kv7rpt8os Se SovXos Qecov re KavOpwiroiv Uarrjp 

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twv €V(re/3ovvT(i)V bifivis re cnocf^poves 
epdv KvTTptv 8e rr)v Aios yaipeiv eav. 

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jmaXio-ra yap repTrei re /cat Xviret /3porovs. 

23 4. Ta [Awpd roc irdvr ecrrtv } A(j)po8trr] /Sporols. 

235. Ovk eo~r epao-rr)s ocrns ovk del cfriXei. 

236. MaAAov irie^ei vovOerov/JLevos y v Epa)9. 

237. "Epcos SiddcKet. Kau d/jiovcros rj to irpiv. 



EURIPIDES. 267 

227. There be two things fear cannot move ; 
A game-cock and a man in love. 

228. Though a youth be a fool, 

If Love's arrows once hit him, 
The wisest man living 
Will hardly outwit him. 

229. The Sire of men and Gods above 
Is lord of all, but slave to Love. 

230. A fool is he that loveth ever ; 

A greater fool, that loveth never. 

231. 'Tis happiness no tongue may tell 
To love warmly and love well. 

232. Were we as perfect as we ought to be, 
We should love Virtue and Integrity : 
These only ; and let Beauty go 

To Jericho. 

233. Solve my one riddle and make it me plain : — 
What gives most pleasure in giving most 

pain ? 

234. Love makes fools of one and all. 

235. True-love is through-love. 

236. A lover is a fool, I know ; 

But still I would not tell him so ; 
For ? making folly worse, I 'cl be, 
Methinks, a greater fool than he. 

237. The wits of Fancy and Desire 

Thy wits, Apollo, far surpass ; 
For Thou clost wits with wit inspire, 
But they with wits inspire an ass. 



268 EURIPIDES. 

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k\u 8' dvdyKrjVj acrre KrjSevcras /caAois 



EURIPIDES. 269 

238. Somewhere is a pleasant mead 
Where no shepherd flock may feed, 
Where no scythe of man may pass 
To crop the bloom of virgin grass ; 
In and o'er that mead are heard 
Hum of bee and carol of bird ; 
Sisters three do guard the place, 
Purety, Innocence, and Grace; 
Souls by passion stain' d and sin 
Never there may enter in ; 

Souls by native modesty 
Kept from sin and passion free, 
These the Sisters there do bless 
With eternal happiness. 

239. Nature, when thou did'st stamp our human 

race, 
With woman's alloy why the coin debase 1 
If thou the sex did'st frame to serve as tools 
For passing on the breed of human fools, 
My own unaided wits, methinks, could 

mend 
Design thus complex for such simple end : 
Males only in a world of mine should be, 
Blest willy-nilly with celibacy ; 
And such as wanted sons should pay the 

price 
In church, as in a shop, with sacrifice ; 
And all should pass still, comfortable lives, 
Without the plague of mistresses or wives. 



270 EURIPIDES. 

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to 8' dpo-ev 'kcrrrjK kv 86pois del ykvos, 
Qeiov 7rarp{ou)V Kat Ta^xor npdopov. 



EURIPIDES. 271 

Why, what are dowers but bribes by fathers 

paid 
To fools, to rid themselves of slut or jade 1 
What silks and satins, but mere cloaks 

whereby 
Husbands would fain disguise their misery '] 
Love you your wife 1 well ; sure as sin is sin, 
You hate three quarters of her kith and kin : 
Is your wife clever, witty, full of fun ? — 
You '11 pray she had been born a simpleton : 
Is she a goose ? — good heavens ! why did 

you stoop 
To link your fortunes with a nincompoop ] 
Whether, good fellow, quick or dull she be, 
Never allow her female company ; 
If she be good, 'twere wise alone to let her ; 
If bad, contagion will not make her better. 

240. I now am old that once was young ; 
Wisdom now rules my brain, my tongue ; 
What doctrine here to youth I preach 
Experience to all will teach ; — 

The sweetest sight God looks upon 
Is father arm in arm with son ; 
The greater fool may ne'er be told 
'Twixt youth unwed and bridegroom old. 

241. Wifehood transferreth a girl from parent 
unto husband ; it is by the male that a name is con- 
tinued ; by the male are the duties of a great house 
passed on from generation to generation. 



272 EURIPIDES. 

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/zeAoixri, Xoyxjrj 8' dvftpes eviTToyunepoi' 
el yap SoXounv yv to viKrirrjpiov, 
yvvaiKes dvSpcov et)^ov dv rvpavvtSa. 



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rj 'pery] 8' tovrjcre woXXds' 7rdo~a yap KaXyj yvvy], 
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Xeyeiv 
r)8v 8', rjv KaKov tl ^pd^rj. crvo'Kvdp(i)7rd^etv 

Trocrec 



EURIPIDES. 273 

242. Men are proud and bold and strong, 
But wit and craft to women belong : 
If cunning over might held sway, 
Women would soon have it all their own 

way. 

243. When husband and wife have been wedded 

a year, 
'Tis little for good looks the husband will 

care ; 
If his partner be gentle and modest and kind, 
She '11 be comely and fair to the eyes of his 

mind ; 
And, if husband be plain, a good wife will 

despise 
The judgment illusive of fallible eyes, 
And will spectacles borrow, a magical pair, 
Such as Prudence, Contentment, and Common- 
sense wear, 
And only through rose-tinted lenses will gaze 
On a commonplace mate with his common- 
place ways. 
Does he weary with prose? — she will patiently 

hear 
A good story murder' d each morn in the 

year : 
Is he silent, morose, and blue-devill'd with 

bile %— 
She will knit, and say nothing, and pleasantly 
smile : 

s 



274 EURIPIDES. 

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irXrjv r68e ; 



244. A6£' orav Xd/3r) KOLKrj 

yvvaiKa, yXojcrcrrj TrtKporrjS evecrrc ns. 



245. Mwpov fxev ovv yvvatKes, ovk dAAcos Xeyu)' 
orav 8\ vttovtos rovS\ afxaprdvrj 7t6ctls 
rdvSov irapuxyas Ae/crpa, /xi/xet<x#ou ^-eAei 
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Kaireir kv avrals 6 xf/6yos XafjL7rpvverai 7 
ol 8' airioi tcovS 1 ov kXvgvv avSpes KaKbis. 



246. Aetval jxev opyal KvpLanov ^aAacrcrtwi/, 

Setval 8e 7TOTa//,c3v, Kal irvpbs ^epfial irvoal, 
Seivbv Se 7T€Vta, Setva 8' aAAa fxvp tor 
dAA' ovSev ovtoj 8eivbv, ws yvvrj, KaKov 



EURIPIDES. 275 

Does he sit by the fire and of toothache 

complain 1 — 
Her nerves sympathetic will feel a like pain ; 
For 'twixt fond wedded pairs and 'twixt 

friends true and leal 
There are love-links they see not but 

tenderly feel \ 
And friendship and wife-love, when pure of 

alloy, 
Cut our sorrow in twain and redouble our 

joy. 

244. If at some poor unhappy quean 

Town gossips 'gin to carp, 
Her eyes will daily grow more keen, 
Her tongue will grow more sharp. 

245. Poor women-folk are geese, nine out of ten, 
And rogues the great majority of men ; 
When husband proves unfaithful to his bed, 
A wife may follow where her mate has led • 
If so, she must, though forced to go astray, 
For less than half the sin the whole cost pay ; 
For all the world on women's sins call — 

Fy! 
But grin at masculine infidelity, 

246. Terrible is the anger of stormy seas ; and 
terrible the floods of great rivers ; and terrible the 
roar of fire ; and terrible is poverty ; and terrible 
are ten thousand things ; but there is nothing in the 
world so terrible as Woman : 



276 EURIPIDES. 

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irocriv TrptacrOai Secnrorrjv re crw/xaros 
Aa/3etv* KaKou y:\c tj?to y' uAyior kclkov 



EURIPIDES. 277 

Speech may not describe her, nor drawing picture 
her : 

If she be the workmanship of a God, that God 
hath brought more mischief into this world than all 
the other Gods in Heaven together. 

247. Let there be in a house one husband and one 
wife ; for, wheresoever there be children begotten of 
two mothers, there is strife and contention : 

Let there be one ruler in a city ; for double rule 
is double load, and the quarrelling of princes is the 
subversion of law : 

Let not two poets sing in one strain ; else they 
will quit their singing to abuse one the other : 

Let there be but one pilot on thy vessel ; for a 
ship may not sail two ways at once : 

Is there a thing to be clone that alloweth of no 
tarrying, in thy house or in thy city % — intrust thou 
the doing of it to some one man. 

248. Of all the wretched creatures cursed with life 
None half so wretched as a poor drudge-wife ; 
For men buy slaves, that they may masters be \ 
She with her ail hath purchased slavery ; 
And, once her bargain made, she must go 

through it, 
Or lose her fame in seeking to undo it ; 
She now must spend the remnant of her clays 
Mid faces strange and unfamiliar ways ; 
To suit her lord's yet unknown inclination, 
She '11 need, poor soul, a special inspiration • 



278 EURIPIDES. 

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249. "Ev8ov Lievovcrav rrjv yvvaiK elvai \peu>v 
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£vvecr€L r d^prjcrTOv ry cfivcrei re Acittctcu. 



EURIPIDES. 279 

And, clone her best, she '11 think he kindly 

treats her, 
If, though he often scolds, he seldom beats her; 
And, should the brute to such foul means 

descend, 
Her only cure 's a noose at a rope's end. 
A husband, weary of his own fireside, 
May have abroad each humour gratified, 
While the poor wife day after day must stare 
At one man's mouth and nose and eyes and 

hair. 
Fools tell us, men run risks by land and sea, 
While wives sit snug at home from danger 

free ; 
These fools would find the peril less, I '11 

swear, 
To right three battles than one child to bear. 
249. Good wives are like cats, and love fireside 

seats, 
But hussies, like bitches, are aye on the 

streets. 
2o0. They say a married widow may forget 

A husband in one night, and cease to fret ; 
With easy memories who their sex so shame, 
Heartless, are women but in form and name : 
If beasts be driven in pairs, and one be taken, 
The other long will pine as thing forsaken : 
Widows, then, merry, gay, and debonnaire, 
Might learn a lesson from a cow or mare. 



280 EURIPIDES. 

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vyies yap ovSev at ^rvpaOev et'soSot 
Sptoatv yi-vaiKtov, aAAa 7roAAa Kal KaKa, 



EURIPIDES. 281 

251. Our customs in wedlock sound reason defy ; 
For a fortune we risk on one cast of the die ; 
Why, only five wives are allowed to five men, 
Though, if each could afford it, he 'd rightly 

claim ten ; 
And he' d try them in housekeeping, temper, 

and tact, 
And the good would be kept, and the bad 

be off-packt. 

252. There be virtues in manhood to which 
woman never riseth ; and in womanhood there be 
vices to which man doth rarely sink. 

253. My son, set thou thine heart upon a woman 
well-born, be she comely or uncomely ; and this for 
the sake of the children that may be born to thee ; 
for industry of thine may make thee money, but 
Time alone generateth nobility. 

254. A Benedick that kmgs for home repose 
To women-visitors his house will close ; 
For women never put their heads together 
But to hatch trouble and bring on foul weather. 
Some mischief make from love of mischief- 
making ; 

Some play the go-between for money-taking ; 
And some, notoriously gone astray, 
Wish all the world to be as bad as they ; 
Look to your door, then, friend, and bar and 

lock it, 
Andkeep the latch-key in yourtrousers-pocket. 



282 EURIPIDES. 

255. X/oewi/ 

Kocr/x€U> yvvaiKa^ ras yvvaiK€ias voa-ovs. 

256. TdfJiovs ocrot anrevSovcTL /jltj 7re7rpojfievov<; 

fJLOLTrjV 7iOVOV(TlV TjV 8t TO X/560)^ 7TOO"€t 

^vyvvcrc, Ka<j7rov8a<TTOs r qX8ev ets S6/jlovs. 

257. "Oorot yafJLovcnv rj ykvti Kpeicrcrovs ydfiovs, 
rj woXXa ^pTjjJiaT^ ovk kir'MTTavrai yafxetv' 
rot rrjs yvvaiKos yap Kparovvr kv Sco/zacri 
SovXol rov avSpa, kovk€T ecrr' cXev8epos' 
7tXovtos 5' €7ra/<Tos Ik yi>i/aiKeta>i/ yd/Mov 
dvovrjTOS' at yap SiaAi'crets ou paScai. 

258. Mer/otW XeKTpuv, /xer/oicoi/ 3e So/xcov 

/Z€Ta <T0)<fipO(TVVY}S 

Kvpcrat ^vrjTOLO-LV dpurrov. 

259. FuvaiKt Tot o-ty^ T€ kou to croxppovetv 
KaWio-rov, eto-co S-' rjo-vyov /mevecv So/xcoi/. 

260. <3?(,A,oi/'oy6V rot y^prjjia ^rjXttZv e<j>v, 
crfAiKpas t' d<popfJLas rjv Xafiaxri tQ>v Aoywi/, 
irXetovs €7r€LS<p€pov(TLV' rjSovi] 8e tls 
yvvciLL^l fjLrjSev vyies dXXrjXas Xkyetv. 

261. Giryarpaa-iv rot rats e/xous efy 7rocri9 
fjirj 7rap9€V(i)7rbs, dXXd rdvSpeiov Tpoirov 
rot yap re/vV aurcoi/'Apeos eKKpefiavvvTou, 
rot 8' evirpeirr) 8rj koct/jlos ev xopols /jlovov. 



EURIPIDES. 283 

255. A woman, worth the name, would rather die 
Then run her own sex down, while men 

stood by. 

256. Whoso wife-hunting goes uphill, down dale, 
Will in his errand to a surety fail ; 

If Fate hath once ordain'd a man should wed, 
He '11 wake one morn and find his wife in bed. 

257. Marry not a wife of high lineage ; for she 
will despise thee and thy kinsfolk : 

Neither marry thou an heiress ; for that were to 
forge thine own fetters. 

258. Woo, win, and wed a modest wife, 
If pleasant home and happy life 

Thou would' st unto thyself secure ; 
One not too young, and not too old, 
And not tao .free, nor yet too cold, 

Not too rich, aireUnot too poor. 

259. She is excellent among women, that hath a 
quiet tongue, a pure heart, and that loveth her own 
fireside. 

260. women-folk love scandal well ! 

Give them an inch, they'll make an ell : 
There 's not one woman in our old town, 
But loves to run a sister down. 

261. Had I a wife, and had my way, 

And we were blest with daughters ten, 
With gallants they might flirt and play, 
But all should marry brave good men. 



284: EURIPIDES. 

262. "El/ TOt K(1K0L(TL Kol VOCTOLS ywrj TTO(T€L 

rjStcrTov ecrTt ? Sio/io.t 1 riv olkw kolXo)Sj 
6pyr]V T€ Trpavvovora kuX 8v(r0v/xta<s 
\pvyrjv iieOtdraa 1 ' f)8v KaTrdrac <p[Xo)v. 

263. 'E/x7T€^)i;Ke rot 
yvvaigl repots rtov TrapeorrtoTUv KaK(ov 
ava (TTOfi 7 aet kol Sia yXojcr&rjs ^X eiV * 

264. Et's Tot roo-oxrrov rjKtO 1 ojctt 1 opOovpivrj^ 
evvfjS) yvvaiKes, irdvr e^etv vofxl^ere, 

rjv 6" av ykvr)TQi £vpcjx)pd ns els Ae^os, 
Ta XcocrTa kol KdWarra TToXepioWara 
Tidea-0€. 

265. Ov 8tJ 7tot' avSpa rbv crocfabv yvvaiKL ^pr) 
Sovvat xaXtvovs, ov$' dcjievT idv Kparetv' 
ttkttov yap ovSev icrrtv el 8t ns Kvpei 
yvvaiKes icrOXrjs, evrvyei, kclkov kafiow. 

266. 'Aydpovs drtKvovs re fipoTiov (^Aor 
fxta yap ^v^rj, rrjs virtpaXydv 
likrpiov dyQos' 

7ratSa)i/ Se vocrovs Kal vvpcj^tStovs 
evvds ^ravdrots Kepai^opevas 
ov tXijtov bpdv. 

267. M.o)(drjp6v eoTTcv dvSpl rrpecrjivrij reKvovv 
S/xcos t' Ivtiv octtls ovkW &paios yapet' 
Seo-n-otva yap yepovrt vvpcjyto) yvvq. 



EURIPIDES, 285 

262. In sickness and distress for man can be 
No solace like a good wife's company ; 
With sweet and more than pardonable wiles 
She soothes his anger and his care beguiles : 
then how infinite is Love's subtlety, 
That so to Truth transfigures Falsity ! 

263. How miserable would women be, 
But for their neighbours' misery ! 

264. So long as man his vow of fealty keeps, 
The fiend within the woman's bosom sleeps ; 
But let his fancy once a ramble take, 

And Jealousy, the fiend, is wide awake. 

265. Iso man, not utterly devoid of brains, 
Will e'er allow his wife to hold the reins ; 
For this one truth hath been by all confess'd : 
< Woman may not be trusted, at her best.' 
Is your wife good ? — she 's better than a bad 

one ; 
But it were better, if you ne'er had had one ; 
Yourself are ill off, though your friend fare 

worse ; 
You have no blessing, and he hath a curse. 

266. When I reflect upon the sicknesses of child- 
hood and the perils of childbed, I say in my heart : 
< It is better for a man not to marry.' 

267. An old man's wife is an old fool's mistress. 
Ere a greybeard turneth to beget children, the wits 
that should be in his head will have tumbled into his 
loins. 



286 EURIPIDES. 

268. TtJs fJL€V KdKTJS KiXKLOV OVTL yLV€T(lt 

yvvaiKos' kcrOXyjs o" ovftiv els virepfioXr^v 

7T€<j>VK ajJLtLVOV. 

269. "Icrov ye 8tJt dvqp re kolI yvvrj crOkvet 
dSiKovfxkvt] 7rpos dvSpos* d)? 8' avrtas dvrjp 
ywou/ca juuopaivovcrav kv 86/jlols k\(DV 

/cat rep fxev k'(TTLV kv ytpolv /xeya (rOkvos, 
rfj S' kv yovevcn kcu c/hAois rot 7r/}dy/xara. 

270. ET rt§ yuvat/cas twi/ 7t/hv etprjKev /caKak 
7/ vw Aeywv kcrTLV ns ry /zeAAei Aeyetj/, 
dwavra ravra crvvrefxcov eya) <fipd<rio' 
yevos ya/) oilre 7toVtos ouVe y?} Tpecj^et 
TOtov8' ? 6 8' det ^i;vTv^a)i/ hticrTcncu. 

271. To ^-tJA/u crvvOels fjarj crv irdv ixepLXprj ykvos. 

272. OtKOcf)66pov Srjr dvSpa KCoXvec yvvrj 
kcrOXrj Trapa^ev)^6eicro^ kcu crai^et 86/jlovs. 

273. Ma/capos, oo-Tts e^Ti^et yd/jiov Xafiojv 
kcrOXrjs yvvaiKos, evrvyei 8' 6 /xt) Aa/3a>v. 

274. Otj to KaAAos, w ywat, 
dAA' dperal Tepirovcri rbvs ^vvevvkras. 

275. Xp^ rot yvvouKa, kolv kolkg3 7r6cr€L SoOfj, 
crrepyetv a/JuXXdv r ovk kyeiv (frpovrjfJLaros. 

27 6. WeydXrj rvpavvls dvSpl t€kvcl kcu yvvrj' 
tcrrjv yap dvSpl crv/JLcfropdv elvcu Aeyco 
t£kv(dv ^-' dfiapreiv /cat 7rdrpas Kal xprjfjLdrwv 
dX6\ov re Kedvrjs' d>§ jxovov tcov ^prjixaToyv 
KpdrtcrTov kern Tav8pl 7 crco(/>/X)v' dv Xdfirj. 



EURIPIDES. 287 

268. There is nothing worse than a bad woman, 
and nothing better than a good one. 

269. If man or wife against the laws 

Of holy wedlock sin, 
He hath himself to plead his cause, 
And she her kith and kin. 

270. If e'er a man spake ill of women-folk, 

Or so speaks now, or is to speak hereafter, 
I '11 take the triple argument, and say : 
Experience shows that women are 
Beings unique and singular ; 
Search high and low, sky, earth, and sea, 
Nought like them was, is, or will be. 

271. Is it foolish to say of all men — 'They are 
wicked"? — so is it foolish to speak of women; for, as 
man from man, so one woman differeth from another. 

272. A thrifty wife, if anything can, 
May save from ruin a thriftless man. 

273. Happy is the man that hath gotten him a 
good wife ; and lucky is he that hath gotten him 
none. 

274. The beauty of a good wife addeth grace to 
her goodness ; but her beauty availeth not a wicked one. 

275. The evil qualities of a husband excuse not 
the disobedience of a wife. 

276. Wife and child are a yoke upon a man's 
shoulder ; for the loss of a child is as exile from 
one's country, and a man had better lose all his 
substance than lose a good wife. 



288 EURIPIDES. 

277 . "AXytcrrov dpa to ^rrj\v^ fiurrjOev yevos' 

at yap o-cjyaXelaat raiiriv ovk eo-^aA/xeyats 
at'cr^os yvvat£t, /cat k€kolv(dvt<xl xfoyov, 
rats S' ov KOLKatcriv at /ca/cat* tol 8' ets yd/xoi'S 
ovSev Sokovctlv bytes dvSpdcnv (ppovetv. 

278. "Orav 7rocrt5 TrtKpQs 
£vvrj yvvaiKl, /cat to crcoV ecrrlv iriKpnv. 

279. 'AAAat //ev, co 7rat ? Sta to /cdAAos evTvyels 
yvvatKes, aAAas 5' avTo tout' a7rt6Aeo~ev. 

280- T-u^Ty ywat/cioV eh yd/xovs. 

281. "OTav ftpoTGJV Tt? SeAeao-a? S:i/iaprd rov 
KpvTTTaicriv evvals elr' dvayKao-Qrj Aa/3etv, 

SvCTT^Vo's eCTTlV, €t 6\)/C€t TO (TiO<fipOVeLV 

€K€6 /x€v avrrjv ovk eyeiv, Trap 1 oT S' e^etv 
ot/cet yap aAyccTT', oi? 80/aoV ot/cetv /ca/ctoV 
£vvoiSe yap Sfjr' dvocrtov y^/xas ydfiov. 
yvvrj 6" dp' dvSpa Svcrcrefirj KeKTrjiievrj. 

282. ^Htoi t68 j al(r\pov TrposrareLv ye 8o)fxdro)v 

yvvaiKa ) lit) rov dv8pa' /cd/cetVous crrvyu) 
robs 7rat8a?, ocrrts tov Liev apcrevos irarpo^ 
ovk wvo/xao-Tat, rrjs 8e Lirjrpos ev TroAer 
eTTio'rjjJLa yap yrjp.avTL Kal Liei^U) Ae^ 
rdvSpus fxev ov8els, rtov 8e ^trjXetojv Aoyos. 

283. Ato-^to-TOF, el Tts Tair' aKOvo-erai irore 
6 rrji yvvatKos, ov\l rdv8pbs r) yvvrj, 

284. ESvous c/>epoi'cr' eXevdepoo-TO/iei yvvr). 



EURIPIDES. 289 

277. Women are a sorry set ; such as slip in their 
goings bring discredit on the virtuous ; and in 
matters of wedlock women do never deal honestly 
with men, 

278. The joy of a woman is gone from the hour 
When a husband proves false, or his temper 

goes sour. 

279. Some girls win fortune by a pretty face ; 
Beauty to some brings ruin and disgrace. 

280. Wedlock is Woman's lottery. 

281. Who steals his neighbour's wife doth play 

the villain, 
And; if he take her for his own, the fool ; 
For through the gate of lies she comes to 

him, 
Portion 1 d with falsehood, dower' d with 

treachery : 
When all alone they sit, to himself he '11 

say — 
' Thou slut ! ' — and she, between her teeth — 

6 Thou rogue !' 

282. When it is said of children that their mother 
is So-and-so, it is likely that their father is So-so. 

283. That man hath reach' d the nadir of degrada- 
tion, that can justly be called his husband's wife. 

284. The ant-eater hath a long tongue ; and so 
hath the wife that bringeth a dower to her husband. 

T 



290 EURIPIDES. 

285. Ov roc KaXhv 
ovotv ywaiKoiv dv8p' eV rjvias ^x €iv j 

a A A' et? fiiav /JAeVovTes evvai'av Kv7rptv 
(rrepyovcnv, ocrrts /jltj KaK0)s oiKelv i^eAe/,. 

286. 'E7rt</>6W6v n xprjfjia ^rjXetas </>pevos 
/cat ^vyydfioLcrL 8vs/jl€V€S /xaAtcrr' act. 

287. Ila^ov S77 yeVos eV 7roAAats 
evpocs av t'cra>9 

ouk aVo/xoiJcrov to yi;vaiKa>v. 

288. '12 yvvaLKOJV Ae^os 7roAi;7rovoi' ? , 
ocra f3pOTol$ epe^as rjSr) KaKa. 

289. "E/c Tot irarpus koX fJLrjrpbs iKTrovov/ievajv 
crKXrjpas StaiVa? 06 yovoi f^eXrtoves 
rcov iv 86fJLOL<Tiv r)fj.€p€v6vTO)V dec. 

290. ? E/xot 8o/<€t S^t'j el irapa^ev^eik tl$ 
XprjCTTtp Trovqpov XeKrpov ) ovk av evreKvelv 
ecrOXotv 8' av djm<potv icrOXbv excfrvvaL yovov. 

291. Ta? craj(/)/oovas /xer ei/ Xoyots pucrrjTeov 
XdOpa £e roXfxas ov KaAas KeKTrjfieva^ 
at 7TW? ttot', (o 8ea*7roti/a irovria YLvirpi, 
/3Xe7rovcrLV els 7r/)osa)7ra twv ^vveuvcTtoi/ 
cuSe (tkotov cfapco-crovcrL rbv ^vvepydrrjv 
repefxvd t olku)v fJLTj 7roT€ cj)8oyyrjv dcjjfj ; 

292. Kvj8os /<a#' airor tov crotfrbv KracrOai xptutv. 



EURIPIDES. 291 

285. Live two lives, to please two wives. 

286. Jealousy ! Jealousy ! thy name is Woman ! 

287. With boys and girls it is severally as with 
puppies and kittens ; for of the former many remain 
worthless, and a few admit of infinite training ; but 
the latter develop all quickly, but within a very 
little circumference. 

288. If thou hear a hubbub in the street, and 
draw near, and make inquiry, thou wilt find that a 
woman hath had somewhat to do with it. 



289. The children of Labour and Honesty are 
better than the children of Wealth and Idleness. 

290. For the getting of a good son it requireth 
but two things — a good father and a good mother. 

291. There be women that can trick their 
husbands, and yet pray fervently in chapel ; and to 
me it is a great marvel how the like can sleep 
soundly in the dark. 

292. Doctors young, that seek to thrive, 
With daughters of old doctors wive. 



292 EURIPIDES. 

293. ^H rapa Seivbv fprrerajv [xev dypcojv 

OLKY] fSpOTOLCTL Qe(?)U K<XT<X(TTT\<J<xi TlVa' 

a S' eW e^iSvrjs kolI irvpbs 7repatrep0), 
ov§e\s yvvatKus (fxlpixaK 7 e^rjvpev KaKrjs. 

294. t Hto6 ya/xetv 8rjr' Ik re yevvatuyv x/xa>v 
Sovvat r' es ecrOXovs, octtls ev /SovXeverat, 
kclkojv 8e XeKrputv pbrj ^iOv/jLtav e'x €tv ' 
/x^8' el fairXovTOvs oicrerai cfrepvas 8o/zois. 

295. 'E)(^/oa Vt£V 17 VtoGo-a fi-qrpvia t€kvol<$ 
tols TTp6(rd\ €)(l8vy)<; ovSev rj7ri(OTepa. 

296. KaKov yvvaiKa 7rpbs v'eav yafxetv veov 
poLKpa yap 1<T)(VS fiaXXov dpcyevow /nevec, 
^ fj Xeia 8' rj/Srj ^rdcrcrov €K Xeiirei cre/3as. 

297. Et'77 fJLOL KVpCrOLL 

crvv8vd8os <£tAtas dX6)(Ov' tovto yap 
ev yStora) CTTrdvLov piepos. 

298. Ou7roT€ (firjcro) ydfjiov evcf^patveLV 
irXeov rj Xv7re.1v. 

299. Ta/xetre vw, ya/xeire, Kara ^-v^cr/cerc 
7}' cfrap/jLaKOLcriv e.K yvvaiKos rj SoXots' 
octtis 8e ttXovtov rj 'vyeveiav etcrtSiDV 
yafiet TrovrjpaVj puopos ecrrc /JLLKpd yap 
fieydXtov dfjiecvo) V o"dj</>pocriv 8o//ots i\€iv. 

300. rwaiKa )(/)?) to, irdvTa crvyxcopetv 7rd<X€i. 

301. 'A7TOVTOS dvSpbs e.K So/jlcdv ^Vts yui/77 

eh KaXXos dcrKei, Stdypacf) u>s ovcrav KaKrjv. 



EURIPIDES. 293 

293. If serpent sting thee, herb may heal ; 
A burn is soothed by sprinkled meal ; 
But woman's stab is deadly and sure, 
Past all soothing, and past all cure. 

29-i. Wealth is a desirable thing, my son, and 
Beauty an admirable ; but see thou that thy children 
wed only with such as know the name of their 
father's grandsire. 

295. Whoso bringeth in a strange woman to rear 
his motherless children is as a bird that asketh a 
weasel to hatch the eggs in his lonely nest. 

296. 'Tis bad for boy and girl to marry : 
She cannot wait, but he should tarry. 

297. Of wedded pairs, my son, I have known 
sixty and seven ; and of these pairs I envied two. 

298. Happy wedlock bringeth much of joy ; but 
happiest wedlock hath its share of pain. 

299. Marry, my son, if thou art weary of life. 
And, if thou must needs marry, choose not a wicked 
woman for her wealth or her lineage ; for a tigress 
chafeth in a little cage. 

300. That wife shall never go astray 
That always to her lord gives way. 

301. Write her down < hussy ' that looketh into 
her mirror while her husband is from home. 



294 EURIPIDES. 

302. BpOTLOV OCTOLS /X6V €V KaOe(TTU.(TiV ydfJLOL, 

[JLOLKapLOS al(s)V oh Se fxrj ttltttovo-iv ev, 
rd r evSov elcrl rd re §-vpa£e 8vcrTV)^ets. 

303. 'Act yvvaiKes €fi7ro8u)V rats crv{jL(f>6pais 
€(£>vcrav dvSpwv 7rpbs rb Svo-rv^ea-repov. 

304. Yvvrj irk<^vK els rdXXa fiev (f>6/3ov 7rXea, 
ko.kt] S' is dXhcrjv kolI criSrjpov elsopdv 
orav 8' is evvrjv rjStKrjfjievrj Kvpfj, 

ovk ecrriv dXXrj (j^pfjv fMcu(]x)V(i)Tepa. 

305. 'E/< tojv 6/xotwv 06 kolkoI ya/xoucr 1 dec. 

306. "Oirov /Sorpvos iv SolltI ytyverat ydvos 
yvvcu^lv, vytes ovBev en tow 6pyto)v. 

307. Tw]/ TOL TrXoVTMV oS' apLCTTOS 

yevvatov Xe^os evpetv. 

308. TvvaiKi rot 
aio-y^pbv /xer' dvSpwv ecrrdvaL veavtiov. 

309. Tot fxev ywatKtiiv ^craw ecrr' okvov yevos, 

tg\ 8' ot5k dv avrojv ^pdcros vTrepfiaXXoiTO res. 

310. IIoo-oi;s SoKeis Srj Kapr y e^ovr as ev <f>povetv 
vocrovvO' opwvras XeKrpa jjltj SoKetv opdv J 

311. EtKOTOJS kolktJs yvvatKos kolkos dvfjp yevrja-erai. 

312. AetAwv ywaiKes 8ecr7roro)v ^-pacrvo-TOfJLoi. 

313. r H Seti/ov at yuvatKes evpicrKetv re^vas. 

314. MaAioV e^et rot Svvafjuv els oiktov yvvrj. 



EURIPIDES. 295 

302. If husband and wife do agree, there is 
happiness ; but if they quarrel, there is misery 
within doors, and little of comfort without. 

303. If women interfere in anything, 

They thither, willy-nilly, mischief bring. 

304. A woman that will shudder at the sight of 
a drawn sword will use it without a qualm if she 
be injured of her husband. 

305. Birds of a feather mate together. 

306. Men in their cups pass through merriment 
into foolishness ; but women in their revels pass 
through cunning into vice. 

307. That man hath made his fortune who hath 
married a good wife. 

308. It is a shame to a girl to stand havering 
with young men. 

309. A woman is at times a very hind for 
cowardice, and at times a lioness for courage. 

310. How many husbands, good sir, do you think 
Are sensible fellows and know when to wink % 

311. A bad wife will spoil the best of husbands. 

312. There's something wrong, we all do know, 
When cocks are dumb and hens do crow. 

313. If that her lover were up in the moon, 

A woman would manage to get there soon. 

314. The chemist extracteth perfume from things 
refuse \ and woman draweth compassion from out a 
heart of stone. 



296 EURIPIDES. 

315. ITavra rot 81 dpcrevojv 
yvvat^l TrpdcrcreLv eiKOS, atVtve? cro(f>aL 

316. TvvaiK€<s eis fikv kcrOX' d/JLYixavtoraTaL, 
kolkiov Se 7rdvr<jjv removes oro(/)WTarat. 

317. Xpeaw iv So/jlolctlv dvSpa rbv crocfjbv Tpk<\>nv 
yvvaiKa xprjcrTrjv KayaOrjv, rj /jlyj ya/zetV. 

318. Yvvrj tl %kjXv Kairl SaKpvoLS £<f>v. 

319. 'H rdpa <j>Xavpav ov (Tirdvis yvvatK' e^eti/. 

320. Ovk ecTTtv ovre ret^os, ovre xprjfJLara, 
ovt dXXo 8vscj>v\aKTOv ovolv, a)§ yvvfj. 

321. Aeivbv yvvat^lv at 8l' d)8tv(ov yoval, 

Kdl cfriXoTtKVOV 7TW5 7TOLV yVVOUK€LOV y£V09. 

322. ^H Tap' av o\pk y dv8pes i^evpoiev av, 
el jxr) yvvrj ye pLrj^avas evp-qcrerai. 

323. No>09 
yvvaiKas dvdpojv urj /3Ae7retv kvavriov. 

324. Yvvrj KwcfreXeiav 

kcli vocrov dvdpl cf>ep€L fxeytcrTav. 

325. TliKpbv vka yvvaiKi 7rpeo-f3vrrjs dvf)p. 

326. Ta fjiev dXXa Sevrep' kcrrlv av Trdcr^rj yvvrj, 
dvSpbs 8' d/xapravoi-cr' apaprdvei /3iov. 

327 . "OXfios ywaua, 7t6<tlv lav vrkpyovr ^XV- 

328. YvvatKas a7rdrrj kov crOevei VLKrjTeov. 

329. Ilacra /xev SovXrj 7re<pvKev avSpbs rj db)(j)pb)v 

yvvrj, 
rj 6e fxrj crtocfrptov dvota rbv ^vvovO 1 v7rep(f)povd. 

330. Act yuvaiKa crvp7rovdv yvvaiKi XP 7 ?- 



EURIPIDES. 297 

315. A goose of a woman will have the last say ; 
But clever wives yield, and have all their 

own way. 

316. "Women are helpless for great and good ends, 
but quick for trifles or for mischief. 

317. Plain water is better than poor wine ; so 
is celibacy better than commonplace wedlock. 

318. A woman's eyes are fountains of tears. 

319. Good wives, like flowers, bloom here and 

there ; 
Bad wives, like weeds, grow everywhere. 

320. Thou mayst guard a fortress or a king's 
treasure ; but thou canst not guard a woman, 

321. Xo love like mother's love. 

322. Men need not try where women fail. 

323. Distrust a man that cannot look you in the 
eyes, and a woman that can. 

32-L Woman is man's greatest blessing and 
man's greatest curse. 

325. An old husband is an abomination to a 
young wife. 

326. When husband goes, all goes. 

327. A wife that has secured the love of her 
husband has reached the apex of woman's happiness. 

328. Wheedle a woman, would you win your way. 

329. A good woman maketh an obedient wife ; 
but a foolish wife despiseth her husband. 

330. Women-folk should stand by one another. 



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298 EURIPIDES. 

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EURIPIDES. 299 



CONCERNING DOMESTIC ETHICS— KINDRED-HOME. 

331. I hold it better that one should pass through 
life childless. For, though I grant a man would 
thereby lose much of joy, yet so would he be spared 
much of care and trouble. For a father must needs 
be anxious concerning the rearing and instruction of 
his children, and be busied in gathering substance 
to leave behind him when he dies ; and all the while 
he cannot tell whether his pains will have been well 
bestowed upon virtuous children or wasted upon 
vicious ones. Nay, there have been men that have 
gathered substance, and their children have grown 
up healthy and virtuous, and Death hath come and 
marred the counsels of these fathers and made ship- 
wreck of their happiness. And such men, methinks, 
must curse God in their hearts, and marvel that 
they were born into the world. 



300 EURIPIDES. 

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Sonets d^pelos kov crocus TT€(f)VK€vat' 



EURIPIDES. 301 

332. On pillars sure his happiness doth rest 

Whose hearth with brave and loving boys 

is blest ; 
Their presence adds new sweetness to his joy \ 
Soothes him, when fears perplex or cares 

annoy ; 
His life and fame their arms and lips defend 
From sword of foe or slander of false friend ; 
Blissfully heedless of his own decay, 
He sees their virtues ripen day by day ; 
At length, all duties manfully fulfill' d, 
All fear for self by love for others still' d, 
Death, stealing on him with a kind surprise, 
With sudden finger closes peaceful eyes. 
Give me such life, and, blest with modest 

means, 
I will not envy sonless kings and queens, 
Nor the dull lot of celibates that buy 
Quittal of care with self-idolatry. 



333. A prudent father will not over-teach his 
children. For an over- taught man is a nuisance to 
his neighbours. The fool that is conscious of his 



302 EURIPIDES. 

Tinv 8 J a\ Sokovvtwv elb* evai re ttolklXov 
Kpeurcruyv vofiMTveis kv7rpbs ev 7roAet <f>aV€L 



334. Ovk ?(TTt rovSe iraurl kixXXlov yipas 
rj Trarpbs kcrOXov KayaOov TrecfrvKevou 
yafiecv r air icrOXwv' os Se vlkyjOzIs 7r66(p 

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tckvols oveiSos ovve-% rjSovrjS Xi7r€iv 
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rrjs Svsyevecas pdXXov. 



335. Ovk 'icrTLV ovSev prjrpbs rjSiov re/cvot?* 
epare prjrpbsj Traces* ws ovk ecrr' epoj? 
toiovtos aAAos olos olk€IU)V epav. 



336. Gerwv ye 7rat8(ov ttov Kpdros ) to, (£>vvtol rot 
Kpetcro-o) vopt^eiv rfov SoK'qpdnov xpewv. 



337. ' Ap-q^avii) rot kovk e^CD padetv lya>. 
€iV ovv apetvov Zcttl ytyvecrOat t€kvcl 
^vrjTolo'LV, ctr' airaiSa KapTrovcrOat filov 



EURIPIDES. 303 

folly hateth him as his better ; and he that thinketh 
himself wise feareth him as a rival. 

334. The glory of a son is the good name of his 
father ; but the character of a mother liveth also in 
her children ; 

Therefore, my son, take heed when thou choosest 
thee a wife ; and take to thyself a bird from out a 
good nest : 

For good blood is proof against adversity ; but 
ill blood faileth in the hour of need ; 

And men have married wives to please an idle 
fancy ; but their children have cursed their father 
and their mother. 

335. My boy, ere thou could'st ' Mother' say, 
Thy Mother's soul was call'd away ; 

So mother's love to thee must be 

Thy whole life long a mystery • 

But, had she lived, I do aver 

The love in that sweet Mother's heart 
To thee had been a holy part 

Of what was God's great love to her. 

336. Adopt a child, and rear him : well and 

good : 
'Tis but a make-believe of fatherhood. 

337. I cannot tell whether is happier of these 
twain, — he that is childless, or he that hath sons 
and daughters ; 



304 EURIPIDES. 

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Kav av yevcovrai (ruycjipoves, kclkov peya, 
Ai'7rofo~t tov <jyv(ravT(L firi irdOoari n. 

338. "Ictto) y' acjjpojv (jjv, owns, dreKuos tov roirpn' 
7rou8a5 ^rvpaiovs €ts 86/j.ovs eKrrjcraro, 

n)v potpav eh to [xrj ^peiov TrapacrTpecjxDV 

0) yap Geot SlSwctl /xrj <£t>rai re'<va, 

ov xprj 'y/caAetcr^at Trpbs to Oeiov, dA/V eaV. 

339. "AfALKTOV OCTTLS TTaTep €^6t VeaVLO.% 

crrvyvov T ev olkocs, /zeydAa KeKT'qrai KaKci. 

340. Oi'K av yevotTO X/5770-T09 e/c KaKOV 7rarp6s. 

341. ^iAov /xev €0"Tt (f^eyyos rjXiov r68e, 
KaXbv 8e ttovtov kv/jl 1 ISetv ewjvepLov, 

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0)9 tols diraicri Kal 7r60u) Sedrjypevots 
TTaiSoyv veoyvwv ev SopLots toelv <f>dos. 

342. "Ftpocy dv elvai Kecva /3ovXoi/xr]v riicva 

a /cat payoiTO, Kat per avSpdcrcv TTpeiror 
prj (jyjipar dAAo>s ev iroXec irec^vKora. 

343. ^Htoi ywat/cas rdv Sd/xots del ^pecov 
e^evrpeir t^eiv eUiovrt 8' epydrrj 
^■vpaOev r)8v ravSov evplrrKeiv KaXtos. 



EURIPIDES. 305 

For I have heard repining in a lonely house ; and 
I have beheld misery in a house of many children ; 

For a bad son is a curse of curses to a father ; 
and a good son is unwittingly a fear to his mother. 

338. A childless father, who adopt eth an alien, 
fighteth against God. 

339. A surly father blighteth the hearts of his 
children. 

340. Wherefore shoulclest thou bequeath thy 
money to a stranger, seeing that thy children will 
perforce inherit thy vices ] 

341. Fair is the sunlight streaming down ; 

Fair is a sea, clear, blue, serene ; 
Fair, Autumn, grave in russet gown ; 

Fair, Spring, becleckt in mantle green ; 
But neither sound nor sight, I trow, 

In sweetness or in beauty vies 
With merry noise of baby- crow, 

With starry light of baby-eyes. 

342. Had I sons, I would pray they might be 
honourable and manly ; but I would rather die 
childless than be father to a clothes'-block. 

343. There can be no greater happiness on earth 
than that a man should return home after labour, 
and find his house clean and his wife in good 
humour. 

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306 EURIPIDES. 

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ov yap itot dv Trpd^ecav Is reXos kcikgjs. 

345. Mktco yvvatKas atrtves irpo rov kolXov 
£r)v iraiSas ZOeXov, koX 7raprjvecrav Kcu<d. 

346. HaAcua kollv<x)v XetTrerat K^Sev/xarwi/. 

347. Tlarepa re iraKjlv f)8ea)S £vvef«f)€p€Lv 
cfytXovs epteras, eK/SaXovr' avOaftiav, 
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dvdQrjfjLa fiiorov^ kovttot e/cAetVet 86/jlovs. 

350. TLaiSwv os 6vt(x)v kolI 7r ecfcv kotos yevovs 
kollvovs <j)VT€v<rai ttcliScls kv SojJLots %eXet^ 
e^Opav dirao-L wfifiaXtiv £rjT€L t€kvols. 

35 L. "Orav crropiapyos irpos cr' dpaXXdrai yvvfj, 
Set cr\ ojcrre vaos kzSvov olaKoo-Tpo<fioVj 
Xatcf)ovs viv aKpois KpacnreSois vir€K8pa]JL€iv. 



EURIPIDES. 307 

344. Link thy children in wedlock with virtue 
and honesty ; and their children, if they go astray, 
will not err beyond reclaiming. 

345. A good woman would rather that her 
children should cease to live than that they should 
cease to live well. 

346. New faces and new ties 
Wash away old memories. 

347. Father and son must doff self-will in deal- 
ing with the love-fancies each of other. For love 
cometh and goeth like the wind of God ; and he is 
a fool that seeketh to mend an ordinance of God's 
making. 

348. When a woman loveth her children we call 
her love 6 virtue ; ' when a cat loveth her kittens, 
we call it 'instinct.' A cat may in other things 
come behind a woman, but this ' instinct ' seemeth 
to me one with that c virtue.' 

349. To father and mother, when feeble and old, 
A good son is better than silver and gold. 

350. The man that yelping loves to hear 
Will in one kennel two litters rear. 

351. When angry woman 'gins to rail, 
A prudent husband lowers sail, 
And scuds away before the gale. 



308 EURIPIDES. 

352. Ilato-t rot /cAeos roSe 
KaXXicrrov, octtls €K 7rarpbs ^prjcrrov yeyws 
els ravrov yjX.de rots reKovcn rovs rpoirovs. 

353. Aet irarepa fir) tols ircucrl TTposOelvat Kparrj 
irpiv dv kolt' ocrcroyv rvyydvr) fxeXas ctkotos' 
rj xprj 8teX6etv wpos reKvo)v viKOj/JLevov. 

354. 'Ecr#A,a>v a7r' dvSptov ecrOXa ycyveraL reKva^ 

KCtKUJV 8 J 6/JLOta TTJ (pVCTei Tjj TOV TTClTpOS. 

355. "Yi^8pa tl Setvov ecmv ot/cetcov cf>tX(i)V 
kcu SvsXvtovs eyovcra rds ScaXXayds. 

356. Srjpd fiaOeiav yrjv evtKrjcre cnropa, 
vodot re woXXip yvrjcrtojv dfxeivoves. 

357. Aetvbv to rtKrecVj kcu (j^epet <f)[Xrpov fieya' 
kcu TrdcrL kolvov ecrO 1 VTrepKa/jLvetv reKvuv. 

358. e fls ovSev dvSpl ttlcttov dXXo 7tXt]v reKvwv. 

359. KepSovs eKctri kcu to crvyyeves vocrel. 

360. QiXeu TtKv\ dXXd fir] reKv* dcnrd^ov Xiav 
yvvatKO(f)p(x)V yap %vfxbs dvSpbs ov crocfxyv. 



EURIPIDES. 309 

352. The glory of a son is to know his father's 
goodness, and to hear it said of him by others : < How 
like he is unto his father ! ' 

353. A wise father will wear his crown 
Till death shall make him lay it down. 

354. Good chicks from a good hen ; 
And good sons from good men. 

355. There is no enmity can mate 

With what was love and now is hate. 

356. Thin soils may laugh with standing corn, 
And bastard lads beat lads true-born. 

357. Bad wives and daughters are too rife I own, 
But never in the world was mother known 
But loved with love that may not be 

exprest 
The child she once had suckled at her 
breast. 

358. Now hot and now cold is the love of a 

friend, 
But home-love and blood-love are hot to the 
end. 

359. Through narrowest chinks will Money creep 

in, 
And sap the foundations of Friendship and 
Kin. 

360. A wise father will love his children, but 
will not make too much of them ; for that were 
behaving as though he were their mother. 



310 EURIPIDES. 

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363. AvOLV 7T0T } l^OpotV €t9 €V kXOoVTOLV (TTtyoS, 

rj ^tdrepov Set Svcttv^lv ij ^drepov. 

364. 'A7roo~ToAat tol pLOLKapiai jiev, dAA' O/xcus 
SaK^oucrt toi;s TeKovTag, 6Vav dAAow do/xois 
7rat8as 7rapa8t8(o 7roAAa po^O/'jcras 7raTrjp. 

365. Ta rwv TeKoi^Twv d)? fxerepyerai Geo? 
/xtacr/xaTa. 

366. Neawoi; T06 <ppovrls ovk dkytlv <£iAei. 

367. ^Htoc to cfavvou 7raTpos evyevovs dwo 

octtjv e^et cfypouTjcrtv a^tw/xa T€. 

368. Aikt] t68' €<ttl, irarpl TretOecrOaL t€kvol. 

369. rTpoyovofc 8d/JLapres o"i>o-/xevet? dei ttotc. 

370. XaAeTrwTaT^ 7racra)i/ ye o-i>yyoV(ov e/ns. 

371. A7raxs yvvrjj TaAA' euTi'^oro"', ov/c ei'Tv^et. 



EURIPIDES. 311 

361. When fathers take them second wives, 
The early brood pass sorry lives. 

362. It will need much of sorrow to overwhelm a 
man that is happy in his children. 

363. Tf dog and cat 'neath one roof stay, 
One of the twain must needs give way. 

364. It is a blessed thing when a father giveth 
his daughter in wedlock \ but the blessing is fraught 
to him with pain ; for he remembereth all he hath 
done for her, and knoweth that henceforth she will 
gladden another home. 

365. God visiteth the sins of the father upon the 
children to the third and fourth generation. 

366. Youth loves with Joy to frolic and to play, 
While Age with Sorrow plods his slow, sad 

way. 

367. The nobility of a father is the pride of a 
son's heart, and giveth him standing among his 
fellows. 

368. Children, submit yourselves to your fathers 
in all things. 

369. Be a stepmother kindly as she will, 

There 's in her love some hint of winter's 
chill. 

370. The water soon is boiling hot, 
When kith and kin do boil the pot. 

371. Though a wife do love her husband, and be 
beloved of him, yet, if she be childless, she cannot 
be altogether happy. 



312 EURIPIDES. 

372. Qv8ev rjStov irarpl 
yepovrt ^-vyarpos' dpvevbiv ye fxec^oves 
if/v^ai, yXvKetai 8' rjo-crov els ^onrevfiara. 

373. "Ecrrtv ye 8rj roS'* ol [xev etcrtv dpo~ev(DV 7 
ot 8 J av <$>i\ov(ti /JLTjTepas fxdXXov irarpos. 

374. Aeti/ot /cacrtyi^Totcrt yiyvovrat i^oyot 
fia^ac &', brav ttot ep.7reo~(jt)criv ets epiv. 

375. *$2 7rcu8oTroLol crv/JLcfropal, irovoi fipordv, 

0)9 ocrrts Vfids /JLr) /ca/cws Aoyt^eTat, 
dirais ScotcreL kov reKwv ^rdxpei re/cva. 

376. Ilei/^ra ^prjcrrbv rj kolkov /cat ^Aovcrtoi/ 
ycifi/Spov ireTrdcrOai /cat cfriXov fidXXov it petrel. 

377. Tot? reKovcrt rot 
8vo~tyjvos ocrTt? /z?) ' vrtSovAevet reKvoyv, 
KaXXicrrov epavov 8ovs yap dvriXd^vraL 
7rai8u>v 7rap' a^rou rotaS' aV TOKevcrt 8(3. 

378. Ewe/c/co/xt^e tcoj/ ofiatfJiovdyv /ca/ca. 

379. '& dv8pa 6VuAot, /caV ^rpao-vo-TrXay^vos tis 77, 
orav £vvec8fj prjrpbs rj Trarpbs /ca/ca. 

380. Tot rijjv reKOvrdJV crcfydX/JLar 1 els rovs eKyovovs 
ol Oeot Tpe-Kovaiv. 

381. Ovk ev To/cots rt fJLTjrpbs evfxevecrrepov. 

382. 'Ev TroAAofc ei/a 

evpcus dv ocrrts ecrrl firj yeipwv Trarpos. 



EURIPIDES. 313 

372. A goodly son is the pride of his father ; 
but a daughter's love is his chiefest comfort. 

373. Some are mother's bairns, and some father's. 

374. Brothers, when they disagree, 
The nadir reach of enmity. 

375. If thou sawest a father a-burying his child, 
thou wouldest pray the Gods to leave thee child- 
less. 

376. Choose thou for thy friend, or as husband 
for thy daughter, a poor man and righteous rather 
than one rich and unrighteous. 

377. Honour thy father and thy mother ; and 
for what thou doest for their sakes thou shalt one 
day be recompensed of thine own children. 

378. Brother, sister, father, mother, 
Should bear the sorrows each of other. 

379. Men that have fearlessly their life-blood 

spilt 
Have blench'd at mention of a parent's 
guilt. 

380. If the fathers eat sour grapes, the teeth of 
the children are set on edge, 

381. If there be aught that can comfort a young 
wife in her pains, it is the presence of her mother. 

382. I have met on one day of a hundred with 
sons that were better men than their fathers. 



314 EURIPIDES. 

383. MyjT7]p cJ)lX6t€KV0S eCTTL 8?) /JbdXXoV TTtyTpOV 

rj fikv yap avrfjs ol8ev 6vO\ 6 ft oterat. 

384. "Orav ye Kpyjwh firj Karaf3Xrj0r) yevovs 

opOcoSj dvdyKTj 8vcrrv)^eiv rovs eKyovovs. 

385. 'EK/JAacrToVei 7rats irarpos' ov8' dv els dvrjp 
yvvouKos avorjcretev^ dXXd rov irarpos. 

386. ^vyj] /3porois T€kv'' os 8' diretpos cov xj/eyet, 
yjcrcrov /xev aXyel, Svstv^wv 8' evSatpLovel. 

387. Tov irapovra jmev 
(rrepyetv ttoctlv XPVi TOV ^ f^Ker' ovr eav. 

388. Avrrj fieyio-rr] ylyverai crojrrjpia, 
orav yvvrj wpos dv8pa jxrj 8t)^oo~TaTrj. 

389. AoKetT' dv OLKecVj yalav el 7revr]S airas 
Xaos 7ToXlt€volto irXovcliov drep ; 
ovk dv yevono \o)pls ecrOXa Kal KaKa' 
aAA' ecrrt res crvyKpao-LS o)o~r exeiv KaXtos' 
tov 8' ol 7rev^T€9 ev8eets ) 6 7tXovctlos 
8c8o)ctlv' &V 8' dv ev8ey)s 7rXovru)v tls rj 9 
roicriv TTtvrjo-L x^w/xevos KeKTrjcrerai. 



EURIPIDES. 315 

383. Much love to bairnies either parent shows ; 

The mother most, experience avers ; 
That they are his the father doth suppose ; 
The mother knows for certain they are hers. 

384. If a house be rooted in wrong, it will 
blossom in vice. 

385. Mothers make daughters, and fathers make 
sons. 

386. Children are the life of men ; for the child- 
less among us have little care, but their happiness is 
worth very little. 

387. A widow- wife must love, and may not fret; 
And may remember only to forget. 

388. When husband says ' Yea/ and wife says 

' Nay,' 
All things go the contrary way. 



CONCERNING SOCIAL ETHICS AND SOCIAL PHENOMENA. 

389. Were all things certain, nothing would be sure ; 
Joy would be joyless, of misfortune free ; 
Were we all wealthy, then we all were poor ; 
And, death not being, life would cease to be. 

So take the world e'en as it comes, good friend, 
Its good and evil mix'd, without complaining ; 

And rest assured that He Who so ordain' d 
Had reasons good and wise for so ordaining. 



31 G EURIPIDES. 

390. RpoTOLt airatriv 6'Se KaOecrTrjKtv vofios. 
fitcretv to cre/xvov /cat to /xt^ ttuctlv cfaiXov. 

391. Xa/)/,§ Tt9 eV TpoirouTiv evTrposrjyopois 
ir\ei(TT7) 'o~Tt Kat KtpSos ye cnV /xox#u) ftp a X e ^ 

392. 2tydv o7roi> Set, Kat Aeyetv, tV do-r/xxAeV 
opai/ ^-' a Set, Ka/x' oi'x cyxxV d an yjptbW 
Kpareiv re yacrrpos avSpas evye^ets irpkirzi. 

393. Kainrpov ye ^oXepio So)/xa o~vii/xt^as to crov 
zXkols av oiKovs* XP1 V yQ'P °^' T€ crto/xaTa 
olSlkol SiKatots Tov o~oc/)oi/ o-vfifxiyvvvai, 
evSatfjLovovvras 6" ets So/xo^s Krao~9ai ^tkovs' 
Koivas yap 6 Geo? Ta? T^as rjyoviJLtvos 

Tot? tov voo-owtos -n-qixacrtv StoSAecre 
tov ou voo-oiWa K0i3Sev rjStKrjKora. 

394. MeVecrrt to?§ SovAotcrt 8eo~7roTtL)i/ vocrov. 

395. "Oo-Tt9 ye SovAa) (/>a>Tt tti<jt<lvzi fiporCiv^ 
7roAA,7)i/ Trap' ^/xtv LMoptav d^AtcrKavet. 

396. 'El/ TOtCTt {JL(i)pOlS TOVTOV lyKpLVO) fipOTMVj 

octtls irarrjp cov Tratcrt /x?) cf>povovcrtv €r, 
>7 Kat 7roAtTat5, 7ra/Da8t8(oo"' e^ovcriav. 

397. OvK eCTTtV dvOpiDTTOiCTC TOLOVTO (TKOTOS, 

ov SiuLia yatas /<Aeto"Tov, eV#a tt)v c^vcrtv 
6 8t»syev^5, et Kat cro^os, Kpvifeiev av. 

398. "OTav ttot' alcrxpa tolctiv kcrOXoicriv 8ok?/, 
tJ Kapra Sd£et Tots KaKots y' etvat KaKa. 



EURIPIDES. 317 

390. Pride and reserve sow the seeds of enmity 
and jealousy. 

391. Politeness costeth us but little, and may 
win for us a great deal. 

392. Know you a man whose intuition sees 
When speech is due, or silence sure to please ; 
Who knows the times for winking and for 

sight, 
And holds in check each animal appetite ; 
Follow his steps as closely as you can, 
For seen in him is Nature's gentleman. 

393. An honourable house, that intermarrieth 
with one infamous, loseth all its own honour, but 
lesseneth not the infamy that was aforetime. 

394. John itches when Master scratches. 

395. The servant that trusts his master may be 
a fool ; but the master that trusts his servant is one. 

396. There be two fools among men : a father 
that giveth silly children their own way, and a king- 
that giveth a loose rein to his subjects. 

397. In the darkest of rooms, in or below ground, 
a low-bred man, were he ever so able, would make 
his low breeding vividly distinct. 

398. If good folk say that black is white, need 
bad folk say that black is black ? 



318 • EURIPIDES. 

399. Ov Xpi] (TKvOpdiTTOV TO?S g€l'OLS TUV TT pOiTiT oX<)V 

etVou, Se-^ecrOat 6" €V7rpo$r)y6po L ) (jjpevc. 

400. X/)^crTOto"t SovXots £vfJLcjjopa ra SecnroTCov 
kclk(?)s TTirvovra Kal cjipevojv dvOaTrrerai. 

401. Ov TavTeraXpLtv 1 kKirovelv 8ovXov ^pewy, 
rjv 7TC09 Trovrjpa r rj KOLKios t eiprjp.eva. 

402. 'Es kolvuv dXyeiv rots cJx'Xolotl ^pq cfriXovs. 

403. 2l>V TOtS (friXoLCTLV Y]8v fX€V 7Tpd(TCr€tV KdXQs' 

o fifj yevocTO S\ et n rvyy^dvoi /caKoi/, 
els o/x/xar' evvov c^gdtoq i/xftXeifaL yXvKv. 

404. KaAacrroV ecrrt 7rav to SovXlkov yevos' 
yacrrrjp diravra' tovttlctoj 8' ovSkv (TKoirel. 

405. Ov kolXov 

SovXovs 7T€7racr6aL Kpeccrcrovas tow SearTrorwv. 

406. Ov xprj ttot dv8pa y SovXov 6vt\ eXevdepos 
yvw/zas ScojK€iv, ov8 J es dpytav (iXkireiv. 

407. AotjAwi/ ocrot cfjiXovcrt SecrTToroyv yevos, 
7r/)o? Ttov ofxotojv iroXejiov aipovvrac /xeyav. 

408. 2ot /xoVoi/, 7ra? ; to6"€ Trpo'fiojvu), fxrj Vi SoivWas 

7TOT6 

(wv Ikcov eXOijs, Trdpov <xot KarOaveiv eXeiOepojs. 

409. T/s €o~Tt SovAos, to{5 ^-avetV acfypovris d')v ) 

410. 'Ap' olcrO' oOovve^ ol fxev evyeveis /3porwv f 
7T€Vi]T€S oi/Te?, ouSei/ kv^paivovcr 1 en* 

ot 8' ouSev rjcrav TrpovQev, 6X/3lol 8e iw, 

86£av (jy'zpovTdL rov vofxccrfxaTOS X^P LV 

Kal (TVjXTvXkKOvres (Tirepfxa kol ya/xovs T€KV(OV : 



EURIPIDES. 319 

399. A serving-man, that knows his place, 
Should meet a guest with smiling face. 

400. A serving-man or maid should cry, 
When master's fortunes go awry. 

401. A serving-man owes high allegiance to his 
master, but a higher allegiance to his conscience. 

402. My friend's sorrows are my sorrows. 

403. A true friend will add zest to our happiness, 
and take the sting from out misfortune. 

404. Slaves are brutes, and have no sorrow, 
Xo yesterday, and no to-morrow. 

405. Keep a serving-man, but you 
Must better man be of the two. 

406. An honest servant doth serve his master ; 
and a foolish one doth ape him. 

407. A slave that is faithful to his master is a 
traitor to his brethren. 

408. My son, if e'er before thee lie 

Two roads, to death and slavery, — die. 

409. Is he a slave that feareth not to die ? 

410. Nobility, when poor, is lustreless ; 

And such as beggars were but yesterday, 
If that their pockets chink and clink with 

coin, 
Are gilded with to-day's nobility ; 



320 EURIPIDES. 

80VVCU Se fJbdXXoV 7rXoV(TlO) 7TOLS TiS KCIKU) 

7rp69v(i6s kariv i) 7revr]TL K<xya8(o' 

KaKOS S' 6 JJLIJ J X 0JV ) °* L ^ €)(OVT€S <l\/3lOL. 

411. UXovtov y' airoppvkvTOS d<r6(.vth yd/Jiot' 
ttjv pXv yap evykveiav aivod(Tiv fiporol^ 
fxdXXov 8e KrjSevovcn rots evSaifxocriv. 

412. Ets evykv€io.v oAty' kyoy cj^pda-at KaXd' 
6 plv yap kcrOXbs evyevrjs e/zoty' dvqp' 
6 8' ov StKaLos, kolv dfjLtlvovos 7rarpos 
Zrjvbs Tre^vKTj^ Svsyevrjs tivai Sok€l. 

413. *H firj yevoifiav 

rj irarkpuiv dyaOcov 

eirjv TToXvKTrjroyv re 86fxojv pkroxos' 

€i rt yap irdOoi Ttg a/x^ai/oi/ ? dA/<as 

ov cnrdvis evyevkracs, 

Krjpvcrd opikvoKT 1 5' an ecr#Ac3i/ Sw/JLariDV 

Tt/xa /cat kAcos* ovtol 

Xei\]yava tojv dya6<x>v 

dvSpojv dc^atpetrat Xpovos' d 8' dperd 

KOI ^aVOVCTL XdfJL7T€L t 

Kpeicrcrov 8e viKav 

ixrj K.af<68o£ov kyetv 

rj £vv cf)96v(p cr^aXXetv Swd/iec re StKav 

d8v ukv yap avrtKa tovto /3poToio m iv, 

kv 6e yjpovtj) reXkOet 

£rjpbv kcu oveiSecriv eyKecrai Sopojv 



EURIPIDES. 321 

And sires, that on a beggar-lord would 

frown, 
Will give their daughters to a purse-proud 
clown. 



411. A man, intent on marriage, says: 'I'm 

loth 
To marry save with birth and money both : ' 
If both are not forthcoming, Common-sense 
Says : ' Take the money, and with birth 

dispense.' 

412. Touching nobility of descent I have little to 
say that is favourable ; for to me honesty is nobility \ 
and a dishonest man, though he carry back his line- 
age to before the world's making, is to me lower 
than a chimney-sweep. 

413. High and ancient lineage is a blessing in- 
valuable ; it is a glory at all times, and a safeguard 
in time of trouble. Years cannot obliterate the 
memory of good and great men ; but their light 
shineth even in the grave. 

But he that taketh advantage of high place to 
treat a neighbour ill layeth up for himself a heritage 
of hatred and infamy. The gaining of his purpose 
may please him for the moment, but the issue will 
be shame and sorrow to his house. 



322 EURIPIDES. 

414. Ov fJifj cfypovrjcreO' , ol k€V(ov 8o£ao-fJLaTU)v 
7rXrjp€t<5 irXavacrde, rfj 8' o^Ata fiporovs 
Kptveire kou rots rjOecnv tovs evyevets ] 
ol yap TOLOtSe t<xs 7roAets oikovctiv ev 
/cat StofxaO 1 ? at Se crdpKes at Kevat (fypevcov 
dydX/xar 1 dyopds etcrtir ovSe yap So/)v 
/zaAAov /3pa)(c(i)v crdevapbs dcrOevovs fxevet' 
kv rrj (pvcret 8e rovro Kav evxf/v^ia. 

415. 0t r y' u)s dXrjOcos evyeuets f<d£ evyevZv 

kv TOtS T€ fJLLKpOLS TOLS T€ flTJ (TTep^OVV O/JiQs. 

416. Aetva Tvpdvvwv Xrjfiara Kai 7rG)$ 
dAty' dp^o/xevoL 7roXXa Kparovvres 
^aAe7rco9 dpyas pLerafiaXXovo-iw 
to yap eWicrOoLL £rjv €7r' tcrotcrtv 
Kp€L(rcrov l/xot yovi/, et //,?) ^teyaAco?, 
d^upco? y' €t?7 KarayrjpdcFKetv' 

tQ>v yap jJL€rpi(ov 7rpZra fxev enrelv 
rovvofia viKa, xpfjcrOai re /xa/cpa) 
Awcrra f3pOToicrcv' rd 6" vwepfiaXXovT 1 
ovdeva Kaipov Svvarai ^tvtjtols' 
/jl€l£ovs 6" aras, drav opyccrOfj, 
Aaifuav oiKOiS a7reSojKey. 

417. 'Eyw />t€V oi55ev ofSa, 7ra)s cr/co7retv ^pewv 
tt)i/ e-uyei/etav toi>s yap dvSpetovs <f>vcriv 
kol tovs St/catou? tc3i/ Kevcoy oo^acr/xaTtov, 
/cav cScrt SouAcov, evyevecrrepovs Aeycu. 



EURIPIDES. 323 

414. Learn sense, ye simple-minded, whose hearts 
are set on vanity ; and know ye that nobility is not 
inherited of our fathers, but won by our life and 
conversation. 

For lineage doth not always give discretion and 
ability \ and a man of noble birth and of little 
brains is as fruit good to the eye and tasteless in the 
mouth. 

Neither doth strength of arm at all times give 
courage ; for valour is a thing of the heart ; and a 
man of little stature may stand his ground against a 
giant. 

415. At less of cost, with more of ease, 
A noble than a clown you '11 please. 

416. The hearts of princes are stern ; their own 
will is a law unto them ; so that, if their ire be 
once kindled, they let it burn freely. 

I would rather live as an equal among equals than 
reign a king above my fellows • and my prayer to 
God would be that I might end my days, not in 
greatness, but security ; 

For the middle estate is in all things the best ; 
and in all extremes there is unseasonableness ; 

And when men have reached greatness, God, if 
he wax angry, putteth them to tenfold discomfiture. 

417. Were choice allow' d, whether would'st 

choose to be — 
Low-born, with valour and integrity ; 
Or fool and coward, with long pedigree J 



324 EURIPIDES. 

418. Aeii/os yapaKT-ljp KaTTLO^rj/ios kv /3poTOts 
arOXiov ytvtcrOdL, Kaarl pet^ov ep^erai 
rrjs tvyeveias ovofia rolcrtv <x£lols. 

419. Tovs evyevets fxev ov crrvyovcri Aouptoves, 
twv 8' avaptOfi r qr(j}V fidXXov €tcrtv ol ttovol. 

420. Tvoirjs av a>s rd 7roXXd y dv0pd)7rov irept 

TO O-yjjfX ISiOV €t T6S 7T€(f)VK€V €Vy€VT)S. 

421 . KaKov to fir) 'x^V to ykvos ov [36o-K€i (iporovs. 

422. ^ev <pev' ra fitydXa fiey aXa kol 7rao"^et KaKa. 

423. Ev rot cfrepetv XPV o~up.(/>opas rov evyev?}. 

424. To evyeves e/cc^eperai 7rpos atdw. 

425. "Ectt' oix)ei/ rjvykveia 7rpos rd yjpr\\itiTa' 

TOT yap KOLKICTTOV 7rXoVTOS €1$ TTpiDTOVS (Xyet. 

426. Qepet rd Qeiov ye irTw/iar 7 evyei/r)? aV^p. 

427. 'Aperr) fieyco-rrj rovd' virapyov eV /3tw, 
rrjv d£iu)o~iv twv KaAwv to crwp,' e^etv. 

428. A-U7roi;/x€i/ot9 oxXrjpbs, €i poAoi, £evo?. 

429. Ov TrpeTret 

kXvzlv crrevay fjiijjv ov8e XvTretcrOat gevovs. 

430. 'A^aptcrTO? 6Xoid\ oro) 7rapecrTt 
p,?) cfrlXovs Tt/Jidv Kadapdv dvoi- 
£avra KXfjda (ppevoJV ifiol 

^l€V <j>iXoS OVT70T €CrTGU. 

431. E£ K€pKl8(l>V flkv dv8pdo-LV [MtXoL 7TOVOS, 

yvvai^l 6" oVAwv ep7recrotev ^6ovat, 
€K tt/s €7ri0"T7yp?ys Trap eK7r€7TT(o .'cores 
KtlvoL t av ovSev eUv, ovft rjfius €tl. 



EURIPIDES. 325 

418. Noblesse oblige. 

419. The Gods in heaven, upon my word, 
Like Englishmen, do love a lord. 

420. Our faces are our coats of arms. 

421. If empty the stomach and empty the purse, 
Pride and nobility make bad worse. 

422. High mountain peaks draw lightning down. 

423. The better half of nobleness is Patience. 

424. He is not of evil nature that shudders at 
the recollection of sin ; but he is truly noble that 
shrinks before its approach. 

425. Idle Pride must stand and wait, . 
While thrifty Long-purse dines in state. 

426. Natures well-born to wince will scorn. 

427. Nature's best proof of noble race 

Is lithesome form and handsome face. 

428. Go not into the house of mourning, unless 
bhou be a familiar friend, 

429. If there be a guest a-tarrying with thee, 
let him be a stranger to the sorrows of thine house. 

430. Art thou my real friend, then give to me 
To every chamber of thine heart the key ; 
Keep one poor closet fasten' d in thy mind, 
And I will fling thy friendship to the wind. 

431. If women took to politics and fighting, 
And men to social stitching and back-biting, 
Whether were greater fools 'twere hard to 

ken — 
The fighting women or the stitching men. 



326 EURIPIDES. 

432. Ta TOi KOLKOL 

7rapd8ecypa rots ecrOXoicrtv etsoxplv t eyei. 

433. 'Avopos irovrjpov 8u)p' 6vrj(rtv ovk eyec. 

434. Nd/xos /3pOTOL(TL rots r eXevOepocs lotos 

Kal TOLCTL SovXoLS CU/ZaTOS K€LO~6o) 7T€pL. 

435. KockoV KaAcw yap o-vvrerrjKev rj&ovfj. 

436. BtOTOi; y 1 (XTp€K€lS €7riTrjSeVCT€LS 

(fiacrl crcfydXXeiv irXeov rj repireiv 
rfj ^-' vyteta paXXov iroXepelv. 
Ovtid to Xlav rjcraov kiraLvOt 
rov parjSev dyav' 
Kal £vfA<firio m Qvo m i cro<poi pot. 

437. To avyyeves tol Setvbv. ev re rots KaKols 
ovk ecrriv ovftev Kpetcrcrov oIkuov cj^cXov. 

438. HdvTOiv /3poTolor 7 opuXta StSdcTKaXos. 

439. Ot y evyevecs 
Kapvowi rots aivxpoicri rcov t€kvo)v V7rep. 

440. Aandvas ^avovo-LV e/x/xaves 7re/x7retv Kevds. 

441. "Eycoye <pavXov \pr]crTbv av Xa/3etv c^lXov 
^eXotpc pidXXov rj KaKov cro<$>(x)Ttpov. 

442. lias Tts tolovtos olcnrep rjSeTat £wgjv. 

443. "Orav cjjiXos ns dvSpl ^vpcoOels <pfXo) 

els ev gvveXOibv o/x/xar' oppacriv SlScq, 
e</>' oTotlv iJKec, ravra )(pr) p,6vov o-Koireiv, 
KaKiov 8e tlov Trplv prjSevbs pveiav e'x etv * 



EURIPIDES. 327 

432. The wise man on his journey of life useth 
as sign-posts the misfortunes and the misdeeds of his 
neighbours. 

433. A bad man's gift will burn thee in the hand. 

434. In a matter at law of life and death, let 
there be no difference between free-man and slave. 

43o. A knave at heart is surely he 

That hath for knaves a sympathy. 

436. Asceticism doth more harm than good both 
to morals and to health. In all things Enough is 
better than Too-much. 

437. That kin is kin, and blood is blood 
In sorrow is best understood. 

438. Our great schoolmaster is Experience. 

439. Would'st wound a good and brave man to 

quick ] — 
Strike at him through the honour of his 
son. 

440. Funereal pomp, funereal expense 

Show sorrow rarely, never common-sense. 

441. Were I to choose a friend, I'd rather have 
An honest blockhead than a clever knave. 

442. Tell me your friends, and I know all about 
you. 

443. If thou didst quarrel yesterday with a friend, 
and must meet with him on business to-day, see that 
thou speak only of the matter in hand, and forget 
for the time thy yesterday's dispute. 



328 EURIPIDES. 

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o"ac^e? n KturOdLL Kal Sidyvojcrtv cjjptvwv, 
ocrns t dXijOrjs kariv os re /xr) </kAos* 
Stcrcrds re c^wva? 7rdvras dvOpomovs e'x €tv > 
T7]v /xei/ SiKa'tav, rrjv 6" ottcos krvyyavev, 
d)9 rj cjjpovovcra rdStK e^rjXey^ero 

7rpus T'fjs StKatas, kouk av rjiraroj/JLtOa. 

445. "Oo-Tts ye ttXovtov rj c6kvo^ pdXXov <£tAa)v 
dyadujv 7r€7rdcr0ai fiovXerai^ koikcos fypovel. 

446. "Ecrrt /cat 7rayoot SaKpycrc 

K€L[JL€VOV r)8v /3pOTOLS, 

orav avSpa cfaiXov 
o-revdyrj ns kv olktco. 

447. Tout' eKdvo — KTao-0' eratpovs, pLYj to o-i'yyeves 

fiovov 

(09 dv^/O, 0<TT6S TpOTTOKTl CTVVTOLKYJ, Sh'pOUOS G)V, 

ILvpltov Kp€L(T(r(i)V o/xat/xcov dvSpt KtKTrjcrOaL 
(frlXos. 

448. "E)(^pas aKaipos evvot' ov ri 6\a</>ep€t. 

449. Aeti/^ rts opy^) Kat Svsioltos irkXti, 
orav (fitXoL (f)iXot(TL crvpLf3dX(x>cr' eptv. 

450. Tot? (robots €vktov crocfxp 
€\6pav gvvd7TT€LV, parj '/xa#€t (fypovrjpiaTi. 

451. 'E^^poto-t Setvov fiXao-Tdvovres euyevetg, 
Xvfxrjs irarpos /xe/xvry/xevot, veavtou. 



EURIPIDES. 329 

4:4:4=. Science may analyse the blood within our 
veins, but the thoughts of our heart do baffle her 
research. 

445. It is a good thing to be rich, and a good 
thing to be strong \ but it is a better thing to be 
beloved of many friends. 

446. A something from the fount of Joy do 

borrow 
The tears we shed above a dear friend's 
sorrow. 

447. With all thy getting, get friends ; for there 
is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. 

448. Against a foe I can myself defend, — 

But Heaven protect me from a blundering 
friend ! 

449. Of man or Gods 'tis past the power 
To sweeten friendship once gone sour. 

450. A wise foe's wrath may into stillness pass ; 
But dread the anger of a downright ass. 

451. If your enemy's children are many and 

brave, 
You '11 have good cause to fear when he 's 
laid in his grave. 



330 EURIPIDES. 

452. 'Ev rots Ka/coi? )(prj tols <$>1\outiv uxfitXeiv 

orav o" 6 Aacpuov ev StSoj, ti Set <f)lXa)v j 
dpKet yap avrbs 6 Oeos wfaXetv S-eAwv. 

453. Ta twi/ <j>i\(x>v os KarafSaXcov els (rv/JLcf^opas 
avros cecrworrat, touto^ ato-^(tcrTov ve//,a>. 

454. ^evycti/ jmdXicrra (tkoXov av8p' e^Opov xpewv, 

CTO(f)OL<TL 8' €LK€LV KOU TeOpOLfJLfAeVOLS KdAcoS' 

pdov yap alSovs, v7rof3aXii)v cjytX 1 , ai/ ti^ois. 

455. Ka/cov to 7rrj8dv aXXor es aAAous t/oottous, 
jjucreiv re Atav kgu (ptXecv ov dv TV\r\s. 

456. Otjk 'icrrtv ov8ev Kpetcra-ov rj cfatXos o-a<j>rjs> 

OV TrXoVTOS, OV TVpaVViS' dXoyiCTT(i)S 8' €)(€L 

to 7rXr)9os di/rdAAay/za yevvatov cfatXov. 

457. MtVei <j>lXolo~lv vo-repov /3orj8pofJi€iv. 

458. MeydAas e^e*. o^^' ^Sovas ^vtJ(tkojv di/^p 

€)(9pbs TLVCDV T€ TW1/ 8e8pa[A€V(DV 8lK7]V. 

459. Eu 7rpao-o-e' rd (frcXoyv 8 J ov8ev, rjv tl 8vsrv)(rjs. 

460. Ilio-Tos eV KaKots dvrjp 
Kpeccro-CDV yaXrjvrjs vavriXoicriv elsopav. 

461. Koivd 8rj rd tcov <£tAcoi/. 

462. KaQapbs a7ras rot 7roAe/xtovs o? av KTavrj. 

463. Xp^i/ Tot fJLtTptas els dXXrjXovs 
(faXtas ^rvrjTohs dvaKtpvao~9at 
Kal ixrj 7rpbs aKpov fJLveXov faXV^i 
evXvra 8' etVcu crrepyrjOpa cfrpevuv 



EURIPIDES. 331 

452. A friend is made for adversity. 

453. Many are bad, but worst of all 
Are they who rise as friends do fall. 

454. Keep clear of an enemy, if he be a fool, but 
meet a clever foe half-way • for this latter will treat 
thine overtures with respect, if not with favour. 

455. Take not dislike of a man in the street, 
And be not hail-fellow with all you meet. 

456. A savage will give gold-dust for a gew-gaw; 
and a fool for profit will part with a friend. 

457. Such as in danger's hour are shy, 
Will run to help, when danger 's by. 

458. It is sweet to see the prosperity of a friend, 
but sweeter to gaze upon the death of an enemy. 

459. Do well unto thyself ; and all men will 
think well of thee. 

460. As land to storm-tossed mariners at sea 
Is face of true friend in adversity. 

461. What is mine is my friend's. 

462. To kill an enemy is no murder. 

463. Love well thy friend, but love him so 
That thou at will may'st let him go ; 
Embrace him, if the while there be 
Thy tunic in 'twixt him and thee ; 



332 EURIPIDES. 

airo r (jJcrao'OaL koli ^vvreivai' 

TO S* V7T€p 8i(TCrO)V fALOLV c5Stl/€tV 

r^ v XV v X a ^ €7 ™ v /3apos evpov iyco. 

464. Tfc TO CTOcf>OV, 7] TL TO K&XXiOV 

7rapot Qedjv yepas kv fipoTOLS 
rj X € ^' vn\p Kopvcfras 

TO)V kydpWV Kp€l(T(T(D KaT€)^€tV \ 

465. Tryv evse/Secav zirvyovcri p\v kolXov 
ripav orav 8e iroXepcovs Spacrai /ca/ctu? 
^tXrj tis, ovSels epL7roSo)V k€ltoll vopos. 

466. "Eycoye rovroy y dvSpl p-qr etrjv (frtXos 

pifjT€ £vV€L7]V, OCTT IS aVTapKTf <f)pOV€LV 

Treiroide^ SovXovs rovs (f>tXovs fjyovpevos. 

467. "OXolvto iravres oiirep olkovtols <j>iXovs 
elcrlv rrpodvpoi pbrj koAgjs evepyeretv. 

468. Xdpcv ye yrjpdcrKOvo~av eyOalpoi c^tAojv, 
koX Tiov kolXwv p\v octtis diroXavuv S-eAei, 
crvpLTrXeiv $e rots <$>IXomti §v(TTvypv<ri prj. 

469. "Ovopa pev, epyov 8' ovk e^ovcnv oi <£>lXol 
ol prj Vt tguo*i <Tvp<j)Opais ovres <£>lXol. 

470. Ov cro<f>bv r68e, 
i^Opovs Xaj36vTa prj 'ttotlo-olctOcu Slktjv. 

471. 'E£ €vtv\ovs 

i]Si(TTOV kydpbv avSpo, SvcrTvyovvd 1 opav. 

472. "Ovrtv 1 av eXrjs £ujvt kv pdyais alcr^pov Kravelv. 



EURIPIDES. 333 

For thou of gladness in thy day 
Wilt have too little to give away ; 
Whereas of grief thou 'It find thy share 
As much as one poor back may bear. 

464. Honey is sweet, and Love is sweet, but 
Vengeance is sweeter than Love or Honey. 

4 Go. Scruples may avail with the prosperous, but 
they cannot stand between a man and his vengeance. 

466. Pooh-pooh is a bad friend. 

467. That friend does all the mischief of a foe, 
"Who recklessly says ' Yes,' when you say 

< No.' 

468. With one that is true friend of mine 

I '11 drink the gall and drink the wine. 

469. Sorrow is good, for sorrow doth prove 
If they love us whom we do love. 

470. Who once hath in his power a foe 
Must be a fool to let him go. 

471. The sweetest of all earthly sights to see 
Is the misfortune of an enemy. 

472. When thou hast taken captive one in battle, 
sheathe thy sword. 



334 EURIPIDES. 

473. 'Yiydpos 7rep wV 

aKovcrerat rd y J ecrOXa xprjcrrbs o>V dvrjp. 



474. UoXe/jiLov rjv ffivT ev /xa^at^ eA^s 7rore, 
otjk dyros ecrTt tw ktolvovtl KarOavtov. 



475. *Hv i)(6pbs Yj Tt5 ? dxpeXrj 8e KarOavoyv, 
§eiKW<TL Qdvaros dcrcj^aXecrTdTrjv 6Sdv. 

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477. Alcr^pbv <f>i\ov<s rot XP 7 ) "* €7rtKpv7rT€iv <j>l\ovs* 

478. Ttov (f)[\o)v \dpiv 
opyds SiKatas tovs (j>tXovs e>(€tv ^pewi/. 

479. "IStov <£tAa>v e'en - ' ovSei/ otTtvcs c^tAoi 
opOws Tre^vKaor 1 , aAAa koivol ^/D^/xara. 

480. Tts 7TOT6 (piXiJjv avrbv paXicrr atcr^weTai j 

481. OuSeis aAacrrw/) tois <£tAois ck twi/ (j>[\wv. 

482. 'Ex#puv kolkws Spdv dvSpbs Yiyovpou pepos. 

483. Otj Setva, Setva Tracr^etv rous elpyacrpevovs. 

484. Eipyacr pevotcrtv atcr^pov €7rt^atpetv kcikols. 

485. Aoyovs olkov€ rtov ivavriojv irdpa. 



EURIPIDES. 335 

473. Speak well of an honest man, although he 
be thine enemy. 

474. If thou shalt slay one whom thou hast taken 
captive in battle, his blood will be required at thine 
hands. 

475. Is one thy foe ] and stands he in thy way ? 
Be ruled by what the sword may have to say. 

476. No worthy man bears a grudge long. 

477. A friend should never hide a good thing 
from a friend. 

478. Wrong done a friend should set thine heart 
a-fire. 

479. True friends say — 'Our ;' false friends say — 
'My.' 

480. Selfishness and Friendship are never seen 
at one time \ for, w T hen the one walketh abroad, the 
other runneth into hiding-places. 

481. Do service to a friend, and never dread 

A curse for that will light upon thine head. 

482. Pay to thy foe what seems to thee 
The wages of his enmity. 

483. Who hath a sharp tongue needeth a thick 
skin. 

484. 'Tis ill to boast above a fallen foe. 

485. Hear what thine adversary hath to say. 



336 EURIPIDES. 



486. K.etvrjv e7ratv(o ttoXlv eywy, yns jjlovov 
evos 7rpos dvSpbs, ovk o^Xco Kparvveraf 
ov$ €<ttl K€ivrjv octti? kKyavv&v Xoyots 
7rpos KepSos tStov aAAos aXkocre crrpefac 
6 8' avrty^ rjSvs koI SlSovs 7roXXr)v X^P iV 
elsavOts ef3Xa\p\ etra 8ia/3oXaLS veais 
KXeifsas to, TrpocrOe crcfrdX/jLaT £££&v Slktjs. 

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el koI ykvoiro /za/xa^?, epyuv vtto 
ovk dv Svvairo 7rpos rd koiv dirofiXkireiv. 
^H 8rj vocrioSes rovro rots d/jLetvoo-tv, 
orav TrovYjpbs d^iojfjb dvrjp exrj 
yXdxrcrr) Karao-yjb)v Srjfjiov ) ovfev wv to irpiv. 



EURIPIDES. 337 



CONCERNING POLITICAL ETHICS-KINGSHIP— NOBLESSE- 
SLAVERY— DEMOCRACY— FREEDOM— PATRIOTISM. 

486. A many-headed polity to me 

Doth seem a politic monstrosity : 

One head was meant, e'er since the world 

began, 
To fit the shoulders of a state or man * 
And all by windy demagogues befool' d 
Are silly ganderfats by foxes ruled \ 
For smooth-tongued rogues, the idols of a 

day, 
When they have led a long-ear'd crowd 

astray, 
Pocket the wages of their shifts and tricks, 
And mid their dupes distribute all the 

kicks. 
sad the sight for patriot eyes to see 
A land infected by mobocracy ! 
When Harrys, Toms, and Dicks in council 

meet, 
On problems intricate of state to treat, 
And, as vile wind-bags lead them by the 

nose, 
Their land to peril and to scorn expose : 
sight of shame ! spectacle of pain ! 
When tails are heads, and bowels guide the 

brain ! 

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338 EURIPIDES. 

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6 7t\ov(tl6s t€ rrjv Slktjv tcrrjv e^ei, 

VLK(l 8 1 6 JJL€L(DV Ti)V fJL€yOLV, StKat' €\(i)V 

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/cat ravO' 6 XPVC 0)V hapirpos Icrd', 6 py) ^eAcoi 
(Tiya. Ti tovtojv ear lo-atrepov iroXei ; 
koX prjv ottov ye Sfjp.os evOvvrrjs \6ov6s< 
virovatv dcrrots ^Serat veavcais' 
dvrjp Se fiacriXevs kyOpov rjyelrai roSe, 

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KTaoSai Se ttXovtov kcu jiiov rl Set reKvois, 
us rep Tvpdvvto irXeiov €Kpo\0rj fiiov j 
rj irapOevevecv rratSas kv Sopots /caAws 
TepTrvds rvpdvvois r)8ovds, orav ^kXij. 
ftaKpva 8e tols T€i<ovo~t j prj frpriv en, 
d rdpd r€Kva rrpos /3tav vvp^emrat. 



EURIPIDES. 339 

487. Where one man's will is universal law, 

None can his breath with ease and comfort 

draw ; 
But a free country, free in deed and name, 
Hath written codes to rich and poor the 

same, 
Whose scope, as clear and general as the 

day, 
Fraud may not warp, nor violence gainsay. 
There man may look his fellow in the face ; 
Wealth is not honour, need is not disgrace • 
There may you hear the herald's stirring 

call : 
' Speak in your country's cause, speak one 

or all ! ' 
In such a land nor wit nor might is fear'd, 
But youth is cherish'd, and old age revered. 
But, where a tyrant holds his lonely sway, 
The year is all one autumn of decay * 
The wretch will view with terror and dis- 
trust 
The brave, the eloquent, the wise, the just ; 
Will crop his country's flowers, until remain 
Shrubs only on a dull, wide, cheerless plain ; 
A father's bosom will be rack'd with care 
Whose boys are spirited, whose girls are 

fair : — 
may death come to me and mine, before 
We own a lord, or fellow-man adore ! 



340 EURIPIDES. 

488. ^12 K€Vol /3f>OTLOV, 
TO TO^OV €VT€LVOVT€S OL KdlpOV 7T€/Ja ; 

/cat 7r/)o§ StK7]s ye TroAAa 7ra(r>(OFT€? Ka/ca, 
<f)t\ois p\v ov ireiOeo-Oe, rots Se 7rpdypa(rt' 
7r6Xeis t\ typvcr at Stot Adyou Kap^ai Ka/<a, 
<£oVco Ka0aLp€Lcr9\ ov Adya), rot 7rpay/xara. 

489. T^efc rot 7roAtT0Ji/ fxeptSes' ot /x€> oXfitoi 
avax^eAets Te 7rAetova>v t' l/owo-' de6* 

ot S' ovk e^ovTes kcu crTrai/t^oi/res /3iou, 
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rptiov Se fioipojv tj V /xeo-co crwfec TrdAets. 
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491. TvpavviSos rot rrjs parrjv aLVOVLiwqs 

TO plv 7rp6s(D7TOV fj8v, TCXV Sd/XOtCTl 8e 

\v7rrjpd- tls yap paKapcos, res evrv)(i]s, 
ocrns SeSotKws Ka\ 7rapaf3\€7ru)V /3tov 
alcova retVet ) SrjpoTrjs av euri'^ry? 
£?]v <xf ^eAoi/xi yuaAAov ?}' rr/^avi/os wy, 
co Tors Trovqpovs fjSovrj c/nAois e^eu', 
ecr#AoiJS Se //xcret KarOaveiv (pofjovp.tvos. 



EURIPIDES. 341 

488. Eeason may let a shaft fall short and spent, 
But ne'er o'er-shoots the target of Intent ; 
But Impulse aims blind arrows at the sky, 
To fall at random on the stander-by ; 

And angry men and states, so wise men say, 
Gag Reason, and give Impulse all her way. 

489. In all states there be three classes ; one 
that is rich and lazy and selfish ; one that is poor 
and jealous and reckless ; and a middle one that is 
sagacious and thoughtful and trustworthy ; for, 
while this latter hath something to win, it hath very 
much to lose. 

490. Nothing is safe from peril ; nor beast, nor 
man, nor state : 

The beast rleeth to the covert of the rock, and a 
man pursued runneth to God's altar : 

A wise people, therefore, will give heed ; and will 
not refuse aid to such as are in jeopardy. 

491. The show of Kingship in the streets is fair, 
But the reality is sad indoors. 

Is he a happy man that wears a cloke 
Suspicion-wove, and dreads a dagger-stab 
At every corner of life's pilgrimage % 
I 'd rather be a man of trade, and sum 
Each day my petty losses and my gains, 
Than be the wretched thing we call — <a 

king'; 
For such an one, for love of his poor life, 
Must hate the good, and make his friends 

of knaves. 



342 EURIPIDES. 

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7rXoVT€LV T€ TtpTTVOV OV </>lAw \f6yOV5 k\v€LV, 

Iv X € P (Ti <n5faw oXfiov, ov8' ^x €lv ttwovs' 

CLY) 8' efJLOLje fA€TpLOL fXTj \v7T0VfJLeV(j). 

492. ^£2 raXai7r(j}pot /3/)otc3v, 

rt r KTacrde Xoy^as koll /car' dAA?yAa>v cj>6vovs 
rtOecrde ; Travcra<T0', dAAot A?y£ai/T£S irovow 

HfJLLKpOV to ^/o^/xa roG j8tov toutov 8e >(/5?) 
of)? pacrra Kal fxr) crvv ttovols 8t€K7T€pdv. 

493. ToiovSe rot (TTparrjybv alpelcrOai )(f>€(bv 7 
os eV re rots Sttvoio-iv €<ttlv dA/a/xos, 
fjLMrei & vf3pi(TTr)v AaoV, os 7rpd<rcru)v kclAojs 
€69 a/cpa firjvai KAt/xd/ccov ivrjXara 

£rjTU)v a7ra)A€0"' 6X/3ov a> xprjcrdou irapfjv. 

494. ^Htoi (f^iXetv xpr) rovs crocfrovs Trptorov rtKva, 

€7T€iTa roKeas 7rarpt8a ^', t}V av£eiv ^pewy 
/cat /xt) /cardial. 2<£aAe^ov ^ye/xan' ^paarvs 
vecos re va^T^s* -)jcrv)(os Katpw cro<f)6s' 
koll tovto rot rdvSpelov, rj Ti poparjO ta. 

495. A^/xa) o"v /xt^tc 7rdV dvaprrjcrrjs Kpdros, 
pLTjT av KaKiocrrjs, ttXovtov evrtpiov tiOus' 
/XTyS' dv8pa 8?^/xa) 7rto-Tov eKftdXys ttot€, 
pLrjS J av£e Kaipov pti^ov ov yap aVc/xxAes, 
/x^ crot Tiyxxvyos Xapurpos J£ dcrroC 4>avrj' 
K(i)Xvt 8' dv8pa Trapa 8lktjv rt/xcu/xev/ov* 
7roAet yap evrv^ovvre^ ol KaKol vocros. 



EURIPIDES. 343 

'Tis true he drinks from silver, swathes his limbs 
In cloth of purple, gold embroidered • 
But in his chalice is the poison, Fear ; 
His purple is no warmer than plain serge. 
A pox upon your gilt and tawdry crowns ! 
Give me what satisfies plain, simple tastes \ 
Give me a quiet life, and true, true friends. 
492. men, my brothers, are your lives so long 

That ye must cut them shorter with your swords % 

493. When ye choose a leader, choose a man that 
is cool in the hour of peril, and that careth nothing 
for the rabble ; for this latter is made up of fools, 
that climb the ladder of Good Luck and tumble over 
at the top. 

494. A wise man will love his children above all 
things ; and after his children will come his father, 
his mother, and his country. And he will be careful 
not to lead his country into peril ; for he knoweth 
that Decision which seizeth on Occasion is better 
than Temerity which leapeth in the dark. 

495. Give not too much of power into the hands 
of the people ; but lower them not unduly beneath 
the well-born and the wealthy. 

Deal not in extremes with one beloved of the 
common sort ; either for honour, or for dishonour : 

Push him not to the wall ; for he will make of ill- 
usage a ladder for climbing : 

Hinder withal a man that is unduly honoured ; 
for the prosperity of knaves is the ruin of a country. 



344 EURIPIDES. 

496. TgjV TOt 7ToAlTGJV OL VeOi Tt/X0;/X€I/O6 

yaipovcri, iroXefiovs t' av^oEvovo-' aVeu 8lk7]S. 
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6 8' o)s vfipify] 8vva/juv els \eipas Aa/Jwv, 
aAAos 8e KepSovs ovveK, ovk diroo-KoirCiv 
to irXrjdos ei rt fiXd—Terai irdcrypv rd8e. 



497. Tt's dv kXvol tov Trarpift e-irecrTpaTevfievov 



498. Ueptcro-ojJivOos 6 Aoyos, evyevetav 
el fiporeiov eiXoyrjcrofxev 

to yap irdXai, koX irpwrov or eyevo\xeda : 
8id 8' eKptvev a reKovcra Td fiporovs, 
o/JLOtav X6(x)v aVao-iv e^eirai8evo-ev oiptv. 
"I8lov ov8ev e^ofiev \xia 8e yovd 
to r 9 evyevh Kal to 8vsyeves' 
to yap 6X/3co yavpov avrb Kpaivei Xpovrs. 
To (jypovtfJLOV evyeveia' /cat to crvverov 
6 Qebs 8l8(jl>ctlv, ov% 6 ttXovtos. 

499. C H 8vsy eveia 7rdAA' k\ec rd x/^a-i/za* 
Kal yap 8aKpvo~at pa8iu)s avrots ^X et ' 
airavra t enrelv no 8e yevvatio <^vo~tv 
dvoXfia Tavra' Trpocrrdr-qv 8e tov [itov 
e\ei tov SyKov tou t b'^Xov 8oK.r)/jLaTa. 



EURIPIDES. 345 

• 

49G. It fareth ill with a state where youth is 
held in honour ; 

For young men are ever eager for wars \ recking 
little of justice or their countrymen ; 

One, that he may be a leader of troops ; one, that 
he may be free to do his own will ; and one, that 
he may make good the losses of his extravagance : 

And of all these there is none that careth whether 
or no his gain may be his country's loss. 

497. Thy truth is falsehood, if thou raise a hand 
Of sacrilege against thy fatherland. 

498. To praise ancient lineage is to waste 
breath ; 

For in the beginning our mother, Earth, made us 
all of one likeness \ 

What I have thou hast ; and the beggar and the 
noble are made of one clay ; 

Time is the master of us all ; of beggars and of 
kings ; 

Discretion is nobility ; and discretion cometh of 
God only. 

499. Poverty hath its good things ; for a mean 
man may give his sorrow words ; 

But a man that is nobly born must keep his 
sorrow to himself, even though his heart be fraught 
with grief to the bursting ; 

For before him stand Pride and Opinion with 
their finger on their lips. 



346 EURIPIDES. 

500. To y' ar\arov Srj rovro ^avfiacrrov fiporoU, 
Tvpavvts* ov)( (.vpots av dOXtcorepov. 

501. AoyOS (ipOTOllTLV €K T dt)o£oVVT(DV L0)V 
KOLK TWV SoKOVVTiDV (JLVtIs OV TOLVTO v9kv€l, 

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7T€l6r) TO 7rXrj9oS, Tjj TToXet KOLKOV fJL&yCL' 

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503. ' AvayKaiiDS €^€t 
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Xoyotcrt ^atpei^ tI>v 8e vovv eKeio-' e^et. 

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Ivos 7rpo9 avSpos ovttot apyewOai ^eAer 
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iv caver Later cv, ou^l tw 7tAoi5to) 8t8ors 

to 7rAeto"TOF, aAAot ^a> 7rev7/9 e^cov tcrov. 



EURIPIDES. 347 

500. Of all poor human wretches there is none 
So poor as he that sitteth on a throne. 

501. More for his quality that speaks we care 
Than for the quality of what we hear. 

502. The state-craft of Expediency may avail for 
a time ; but man or state that soweth in Dishonesty 
shall in the end reap Trouble. 

503. Fools only will this simple truth deny : — 

' You cannot hate your country though you 
try.' 

504. Freedom is life in life ; so cursed be they 
That bow free necks beneath a tyrant's 

sway ! 
Better is raiment coarse with manners rude 
Than polish' d ease and purple servitude. 

505. If thou would' st found a colony or state, 

Let all barbarians be, or Greeks be all ; 
So roof thine house with only tile or slate ; 
And mix no whinstone in a red-brick 
wall. 

506. Authority in a sound and wholesome state 
Will freely, like its coinage, circulate. 



348 EURIPIDES. 

507. "A7ras /zev drjp alero) 7repd<TLpos, 

airoura 8e )^6i)V dvSpl yevvatii) Trarpts. 



508. Aeuvt] 7roAts vocrovcr 1 dvevpicrKetv KaKa. 



509. 'E7Tt TOV €VTV\TJ 

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tolctlv yap aAAois kykvtr, ov\ avrw povov. 



511. Ketvo? y I/X06 Kpivoir dv ov KaAtos (ppovelv, 
octtls Trarpujas yrjs art/xa£tov opovs 
d\\r)v €7ratv€t /cat r/907roto"ti/ yjStraL. 



512. Kotrov 7roAet rt§ uya#ov dvSpeios y y dvrjp, 
oXtyaKts dcrrv Kayopds ^patvojv kvkXov, 
avrovpyos — ot7rep /cat povot crufovcrL yrjv — 
^vverbs £e -^(opetv 6/xocre rot? Aoyots ^e'Acov, 
aKtpaios, dv€7rtXrj7rrov rjcrKrjKujs /3tov. 



EURIPIDES. 349 

507. From North to South, from East to West, 
The eagle builds his aery nest ; 
Beneath the sun, where'er they roam, 
Brave hearts will find or make a home. 

508*. A troubled state smells mischief everywhere. 

509. To sugar-cask set by a grocer's shop-door 

From far and from near the blue-bottles 
will come ; 
So in our Castle-yard you may hear evermore 
Our clergy-drones buzz and our lawyer- 
wasps hum. 

510. The breath of life is unto all 

A temporary loan ; 
So freely give at Duty's call 
What never was thine own. 

511. I hate the man that keeps his praise 
For foreign policy and ways, 

And shows his wit and lack of sense 
At his own countrymen's expense. 

512. Give me a man whose hob-nail'd feet 
Clink rarely on a well-paved street ; 
Who little says, but, if he choose, 
Can reason give for all he does ; 
Who looks his neighbour in the face, 
And holds hard work is no disgrace ; 
Whose clear frank eyes and open brow 
Bespeak an honest soul below : 

The state, wherein are many such as he, 
Need court no friend, and fear no enemy. 



350 EURIPIDES. 

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o/jlolov too*T€ 7rvp KaracrfSeo-at Xdfipov 

€1 S' 7](TV)(0)S Tt? (IVTOS kvTtlVOVTL /JL€V 

^aAwi/ v7T€ikol Kaipov €vXa/3ovfxevoSj 
icra)? ay €K7rvev(T€i€V rjv 8' dvf) 7rvod$ y 
tv)(ois &v (ivtov pa8to)S ocrov ^tXecs. 

514. "Ocronrfp dv8p(ov crapKos tls eve^cav 

dfTKOVCTL filOTQV) l]v CTcfrdXuKTL )(pr]JldT(i)V, 

kolkoI TToXlrai' Set yap dv8p\ eWtcrptvov 
aKoAacrrov yjOos yacrrpoSj kv ravTto pevetv. 

515. "Ev Sr> Tt TOLS 8ovXoi(TtV al<T^VVr)V (f)€p€L, 

rovvopa' rd 8' aAAa Trdvra twj/ eXevOtpuv 
ovSev kolkl(dv 8ovXos, o&tis ecrOXbs y. 

516. EtcrtV ye SouAot rot? Kparovcrtv tvpevecs. 

517. e H TTo.rpts ecrO 1 aTvdo-i (^iXrarop fiporols, 
ot;3' ovopdo-ac 8vvaC av ws ecrTtv </>tAov. 

518. e O /xt) rvpavvift wcrTe /3ap/3dpo)v l\0iv, 
rjv ttov StKaia 8pa, St/coua 7T€mx€T(u. 

519. Ot rots 7roAet9 e^oi/Tes d£ta>/xa tc 
rots dvOaptXXots etcrt TroXepoDraroi. 

520. Tot ftap/3dpu)v tol 8ovXa irdvra ttXyjv ivos. 

521. To kciXov crcfxiXepov' 
to Se (jycXoTtpov 

yXvKv pkv : Xviret 81 7rpost(Trdp€vov 
rore pkv rd Gcwv oi'K opOtoOevr 
dverpexfe /3lov Tore 8' dvdputrtov 



EURIPIDES. 351 

513. Who to an angry mob a while gives way, 
May, when the fit is over, say his say. 

514. Make not of him an officer of state 
Whose means are small and sensual cravings 

great. 

515. An honest slave is worth an honest free 
man ; but still he is a slave. 

516. A slave shows only his better side to his 
master. 

517. Words may not tell how dear is Fatherland. 

518. In a free land — hold this for true, — 
If you harm none, none will harm you. 

519. Rivalry in affairs of state 
Stifles fair- play and fosters hate. 

520. sad and strange that land should be 
Wherein one man alone is free ! 

521. Whoso walketh in high places must look 
to his steps ; and whoso drinketh from the cup of 
Ambition must take the bitter with the sweet. He 
must remember that his fellows may mortify his 



352 EURIPIDES. 

yvwfiat iroXXal 

Kal SvsdpecTToi SieKvatcav. 

522. Mvpiovs iraQeiv £vvoc?ja rovro 7rpus ra irpdy- 

jxara' 

€K7T0V0VVT€<; 0)(TT €^6tV etV' €^€^0)p-q(raV KOLKO)?- 

Ta /lev airo yvwjirjs 7toXlt(Zv dcrvverov, rd 8' 

€V$LKG)S 

dSvvaroi yeyojrts avrol 8ta<£t>Ad£ao-#at iroXiv. 

523. ' A^dpLCTTOV vpcov oirepp\ 6Vot 8rj/xrjy6pois 
fyXovre npds' /irjSe ytyvaxTKOLO-Ot pot, 

O? TOVS <j)lXoVS j3Xd7TTOVT6S OV (£/30VTt£€T€, 
TJV TOtCTt 7ToXXoLS 7TpJ$ \^P iV ^y r ] T ^ TL > 

524. QvTTOT dv (f)iXoV 

to f3dp/3apov ykvoir av'^XXyjcriv yevos, 
ov& dv Svvatro. 

525. 'Ev rfj TrarplSi cr€o~d)(rp.e6'' rj& yjpiv Tpo<j)Ls, 
pLrjT7]P) d8eX(f)7J y 8/zans, dyKvpa, crreyrj. 

526. Et p.6vov eVacrros, 6 tl Svvouto 7rposXaf3(ov 
XP^vtIv, SuXOol tovto, Kels kolvov <f>€pot 
7raTpiSi, kolkmv dv at woXets eXacrcroviov 
ireipwpevai to Xonruv evrv^otev dv. 

527 . Et/<os ye TTavrl Kal Xoyco Kal p r QX av V 
TrarptSos ipojvras €K7tov€lv crojrrjpiav. 

528. ^H iravrl o^ttol', kcxv v7T€p/3dXXrj Ka/cots, 
ovk eVrt rov ^pexjsavros rjSiov 7re8ov. 

529. Suve^et iroXecs to Tors vopovs crcj^ecv kolXids. 

530. 'Act KoXao-rijs ru>v KaKOJV KaOtcrracro. 



EURIPIDES. 353 

pride, and that Heaven may overturn his best and 
surest plans. 

522. Many statesmen mount with coolness and 
energy the ladder of ambition, from the top of which 
they are either pushed of others or tumble through 
their own dizziness. 

-523. 'Tis little for the man I care 

Who'd sell a friend to buy a cheer. 

524. Where can be no sure friendship between 
Civilisation and Barbarism. 

525. Our country is our all in all ; our mother, 
our foster-mother, our sister ; the anchor of all our 
hopes ; our shelter against the wind and rain. 

52Q. The prosperity of a state dependeth less upon 
the ability of a great statesman than upon the 
honesty and industry of its common men. 

527. When his country is in peril, a patriot will 
try to save her, and for a while will care little for 
the means whereby. 

528. Tho' clouds do gather and Fates do frown, 
No land to me is like mine own. 

529. No stable state but ever leant 
Upon the shoulder of precedent. 

530. Who spares a ruffian hates his fatherland. 

z 



354 EURIPIDES. 

531. Ka#ttpaV TTOT 7]V Tt? ets 7roAti/ 7recr^ £evo9, 
/Cai/ TOtS VOfJLOLCTLV (XCTTOS 7/, TO y€ (TTO/JLO. 

SovXov 7T€7raraL, kovk eyet 7rapprj(rcav. 

532. Ol)K €G"TL ^-VYJTiOV OCTTLS €(TT ZXtvOtpOS' 

7] xpTj/xarwv yap SovXos kvTiv y Tvyrjs, 
rj irXrjOos o,vtov 7roXeos rj vo/xo)v ypatfral 
eipy overt yprjo-Oat fxfj Kara yv(j)\Lr\v Tpovrois. 

533. M^Sei/' av ykvovs €K(xtl irpo(ndr7]v §-€i/j.yjv 

xOovbs, 
fjirjb" ottXmv dpypvTa' vovv \prj rbv o-TparrjXd- 

rr\v iyj.iv 
TroXeos o)S dpyoiv dvrjp 7ras ? ^vveaiv rjv eyojv 

TVXQ. 

534. M.6ydo>v ovk dXXos virepdtv rj 
yds 7rarpias crrepecr8at. 

535. OvSev to SovXov 7rpbs to jjlyj SovXov yevos. 

536. "Aijlvv\ oo-ovirep Svvoltos el o~v, tl» vo/xw, 

TO ^TjpLtoSeS K€LVO Kdl fJLtat^OVOV 

Traijojv, o kou yrjv kolI 7roAei? SXXvor 1 dec. 

537. 01 V cro^ots 

ipavXot 7rap' o\Xo) fjLovcrLK(!>T€poi Xkyeiv. 

538. *2ocf)ol Tvpavvoi twv crotfaiov o-vvovo-ia. 

539. TldTpiS KaX(x)S 7rpdo m o~ovo~a y tVTvyovvT aet 
/zcifw TiOrjo-L, SvsTvyovvTa 8' dcrOevrj. 

540. 7 H TravTayov tol TraTpls rj /36crKOvrra y?j. 



EURIPIDES. 355 

531. Naturalize an alien, and he is still an alien. 

532. There be four things that keep us all from 

having our own way — 
Money, Fortune, Mrs. Grundy, and Police- 
man A. 

533. Let not rank nor wealth weigh in the choice 
of a ruler or a general ; but consider well a man's 
brains ; for he that hath brains in his head was 
made by Nature to command. 

534. Misfortune is a deep quagmire ; and at the 
bottom of it lies exile. 

535. One free man will fight ten slaves. 

536. It is the animal in man that trampleth on 
law, and is the ruin of communities. If thou lovest 
thy country, fight against this animalism with all 
thy might and main. 

537. Voices that to a mob may organs be 
Are barrel-organs to good company. 

538. Poor Billy was a common thing, 

Till Bizzy came and crown' d him king. 
Maitre Chacal, dit-on, va de sa proie en 

quete 
Pour line plus royale et plus stupide bete, 

539. Cleave to your country's cause, for her 

success 
Doubleth your weal, and halveth your dis- 
tress. 

540. The land that feeds me is my fatherlaud. 



356 WVRIP1DE& 

541. Qpujrt's re 8vv<xto$ Kal Xiyetv oT6$ r iviip 

kukus ttoXltyjs yiyvtrai vovv OVK ?Y(i)V. 

542. H cfjiXrarov (iporoun 7rXrjv tzkvojv ttoXis. 

543. 1 Apyo\ 7roXtTT]^ ) oetros' WV, kcik(U y' dv/jp. 

544. 'Avfyws y' V7T J icrOXor i«u rrpavveurOac ko.Xov. 

545. > '\o~ao~t 7ravTes fiacrtXtajv 7ra9rj/i(t.Ta, 

546. Tvpavvk ciVou 0et3v /2tos vo/u^erai. 

547. KaKtcrros o<TTt9 /zr) o-efSec ra oWttotojv 
kou ^vyyeyrjOe Kal ^uywSiVei k<ikol$. 

548. 'Eya) /xev €t^v, K€t 7re<j>v)^ opus Xdrpts, 
kv tolctl yevvatoLo-LV y)pid pv^ptvos 
SovXomtl, tovvoll ovk eyujv kXevOepov, 

rbv vovv 8c Kpelcrcrov yap to$' rj Svotv KaKOiv 
eV oVto, y^prjcrdai, Tots fypkvas r ?X €tv K^Kas 
dXXo)V t aKovetv SovXov ovra tojv TreAas. 

549. K/0€t<xcr6V ye vocretv ?/ ^-epaTrereiv 

TO fJL€V €0-TLV dirXoVVyT^ &€ 0~1>Va7TT€l 

Xv7rrj re cfipeviov yepcr'tv re irovos. 

550. AovXov (fipovovvros paXXov -q (jypovetv \peojv 

OVK (ECTTLV OL)(0OS /A€t£oV, OV$€ 8(jJ/XaCTLV 

KT?]0~ts KaKia>V) ov8' dvuxfieXtorepa. 

551. 'AKoXacrO' 6/xcXelv ytverat SovXwv reKva. 

552. Aet toIq-l ttoXXols rbv Tvpavvov avtidvetv. 



EURIPIDES. 357 

541. Keep tliat man from state affairs that is 
resolute, eloquent, and devoid of common-sense. 

54:2. Bairns first ; then country. 

543. Employ not him, or else you'll rue it, 
Who could do much, but doesn't do it. 

544. A good king is no bad thing. 

545. This luxury to monarchs is denied — 
Their griefs to smother and their tears to hide. 

546. Kingship is Godship. 

547. My man Johnny, it is too bad 

For you to look merry when I look sad. 

548. Honesty may sweeten a little the lot of a 
slave ; but dishonesty can only make bitterness more 
bitter. 

549. I would rather be free and in sight of my 

grave, 
Than have youth and health bound in the 
hide of a slave. 

550. The greatest nuisance in the world is a con- 
ceited serving-man. 

551. Children born to men of slaves are more 
hard to manage than such as are born to them of 
their wedded wives. 

552. I differ from my king in this alone — 

He hath ten thousand masters ; I have one. 



358 EURIPIDES. 

553. A. Tt to (rrepecrOai 7rarpt8os ) r] kolkuv fieya ; 
B. MeytorTov* epyu> 8' ecrrl /xel^ov rj Aoyu). 

A. TtS O TpOTTOS OLVTOV' TLcf)Vyd(TlV TO $VS)(epe$ J 

B. "Ev pev peytcrTOV, ot5k e^ec irapprjcriav. 

A. AovAov to8' etnas, /xt) Xeyecv a tis <f>povel. 

B. Tot? tc3v KparovvTiov d/xaOias <j>epetv \peu)v. 

A. Kou tot/to Airn-pov, cruvao-o^etv to?s /xt) <ro- 

</>OlS. 

B. 'AAA' €t? to KepSos irapa <pv(riv SovXevTeov. 

A. At 8' eXTTides /36ctkov(TL 0uya8a5, u>s Ao' yos. 

B. KaAot? /SXeirovcrai y ofipacriv, fitXXovcn 8e. 

A. Ov8' 6 xpovos airras Stecra^cr' ovVa? /cevas j 

B. "E^OTJO"tV ' A<j)pO$LTr]V T*V Tj8c tttV KaK'WV. 



554. 'EA^ts fiporoLS kolklctov, rj 7roXXas 7roAet§ 
^vvfjifS, dyovcra ^-lyxov els VTrep/3oXds' 
otolv yap eXOrj iroXepos els ifrj<pov Xeco, 
ovSels W avrov ^avarov eKXoyt^eraij 
to 8vsrv)(es 8e tovt es dXXov eKTpeiret' 
el 8' i)v Trap* o/x/xa Qdvaros ev \j/rj<f>ov <f>opa 7 
ovk av ttoXls tls 8opipiavr)s dirioXXyro. 



EURIPIDES. 359 

CONCERNING EXILE. 

553. A. Tell me, Sir Sadface, what may exile be ? 

B. What death to life, is exile to the free. 

A. What special grief to exile is allied ? 

B. The brain is busy, while the tongue is tied. 

A. Must your poor banish'd one then live 

a slave ? 

B. Must crouch to master, be he fool or 

knave. 

A. What J link himself perforce with knaves 

and fools'? 

B. To win their bread, the poor use any 

tools. 

A. Hope is the exile's bread, so say the wise. 

B. Hope never clogs, and rarely satisfies. 

A . Throw Hope away, and live content like 

me. 

B. I am an exile, Sir, and you are free. 



CONCERNING PEACE AND WAR. 

554. When we deliberate on war, comes Hope, 
And, while she lets our eyes have clear 

aspe'ct 
Of alien risks, she blinds us to our own ; 
So is Ambition fool'd to its topmost bent. 
But, if beside us, while our blood were hot, 
Stood grisly Death, and on our shoulders 

laid 
A warning touch of momentary cold, 



3G0 EURIPIDES. 

Kcctrofc Svolv ye irdvres dvdpmiroi Xoyoiv 

TOV Kp€l<J(TOV J idfiev KCll TO, ^ptJ(TTa Kill K(LKil ) 

ocro) re TroXefxov Kpetcrcrov elprjvrj fipoTols' 
7) wpuyra fiev MoucraKxi TTpos^iXecrrdrr] ^ 
yooi(Ti 8 1 kyOpd^ Tepirerai 6" evTratSt^j 
yaipei 8e ttXovtq)' ravr 1 dcfrevres ol kolkoI 
TroXe/jLovs dvatpov/JLtcrQa, ko\ rbv I'jo-crova 
SovXovpLed 1 avSpts dvSpa kol 7roAts ttoXiv. 



555. To tol Tpafyrjvai fir) Ka/<ws atSco <f>epei' 
aMTyyvtrai Se raydO' acr/oycras avrjp 
KaKos KeKXrjcrOai Tra? ns' f) 6" evavSpta 

SiSaKTOS, €L7T€p Kol [3ptcf)0$ StSd(TK€TOU 

Xkyeiv aKoveiv & cov pid6r]crLV ovk e'x er 
a 8' dv pidOrj tis, ravra craj^ecr^at <£iAet 
TTpbs y^/oa?' oi'tco 7rouSas ev TrouSevtre. 



EURIPIDES. '301 

Shuddering we'd drop our pebbles in peace-urns. 

And, strange, the while lives not a man but knows 

That Peace a blessing is, and War a curse ; 

That Peace is nurse of Science, Arts, and Thrift ; 

That, where Peace dwells, there dwells Prosperity ; 

Yet recklessly we rush on war, and make 

These laws 'twixt state and state, 'twixt man and 

man, — 
1 No robber he who takes,' and, ' Let him rule that 

can.' 



CONCERNING EDUCATION. 

555. fathers, see betimes to the instruction of 
your little ones ; for what they learn in childhood 
will abide with them to grey hairs ; 

For he that is well instructed cometh to respect 
himself; and a man that is conversant with good 
things getteth chary of his good name ; 

And, like as an infant learneth to speak and under- 
stand words that were unknown to him, so doth a 
man get to value virtues he but dimly understood ; 

And the lessons of our boyhood are the stay and 
solace of our age ; 

Wherefore, fathers, see to the instruction of your 
little ones ; and, with all your getting, get them 
understanding. 



362 EURIPIDES. 



556. 'Eya>, to p\v Srj iravrayov §pvXovpevov } 
Kpdriorrov ctVat cfrrjpc prj (jivvat fiporo)' 
rptcrcriov 8e potpcov iyKpLvco vlkclv fuav, 
ttXovtov re ? X^ Tl P vireppa ytvvalov 7rpocrfj, 
7T€vta5 r' dpiOpbv yap TOcrovSe TTpovOkprjv. 

'0 p\v £(X7r\oVTOS €LS ytVOS 8' OVK €VTV)(r]S 

dXyec pkv, dXyet, 7rayKaAto9 8' dXyvverat, 
oX/3ov 8totya>i> SydAa/zov rjStcrrov X € P^' 
<f£(o 8e /3aivb)v rovSe, rbv Trdpos XP^ V0V 
ttXovtmv, vtt^'Atyjs fcvyfJL dv dcr^dAAot ireo-^V 
octtls 8e ? yavpov cnreppa yevvatov t €^a)i/, 
/3tou cnravc^et, rw yeye*. /xei/ curiae?, 
Trevta 8' eAdcrcrcov ecrTtv, Iv 8' dAywcTcu, 
(ppevcov 8' "utt' aiSovs epy' dTruiOelrai ^e^oiv* 
6 8* ov8ev ovSels, Sea reXovs 8e 8vstv^cov, 
rocrcoSe vtKcr tov yap e5 rqriopevos 
ovk o^SeVj dei Sisti^cov kcxkws t' €^(ov* 
oirrcos dfJL€LV0V pf] TreTreipacrOat kolXojv 
£k6lvo yap pLepvrjpeQ 1 - oTos t]v ttot€ 
Kayco' per dvSpojv ofos t]vrvyovv eyw. 



EURIPIDES. 363 

CONCERNING ADVERSITY— PROSPERITY— SORROW— JOY- 
PAIN— SICKNESS. 

006. Life is so full of sorrow that to me 
To breathe cloth seem a superfluity ; 
The blessings we enjoy are only view'd 
As texts suggestive of ingratitude ; 
Heedless of all God's bounty hath supplied, 
We pine for what his wisdom hath denied. 
The man whose toil hath gathered wealth untold 
Distraught and moody fumbles with his gold ; 
This fact irrevocable mars his joy, 
That a sire's limbs were cased in corduroy : 
The bankrupt frets and weeps o'er a lost treasure 
That brought him ne'er one moment of pure 

pleasure : 
The man that carries a short purse will be 
Plagued only by his length of pedigree, 
As whispers Pride his aching heart within — 
* Starve like a lord ; for industry is sin.' 
Of all the men that in my walks I meet 
The happiest seems the beggar in the street \ 
No thoughts comparative of more and less 
Rack one chin-deep in squalor and distress ; 
One who no morrow hath, no yesterday, 
Ignores alike repentance and dismay; 
He cannot fall whose nose is in the mire, 
Who lacks all hope to rise and all desire, 
O'er the unfurrow'd fallows of whose brow 
Dull Retrospection never drave her plough, 
Sowing sad memories in a blissful now. 



364 EURIPIDES. 

557. Skouovs (TV Xeyu>v KovSev rt o~oc/>ou? 
tovs irpocrOe fiporovs ovk av a/xa^rots, 
oirive<$ vjjlvovs eVt pev SyaAtaxs 

eiri r eiXairivats kol irapa Set7rvois 
evpovTO jitov T€p7rvas aKods' 
CTTvytovs 8e fiporojv ovSels AvVas 
evpero fiovcrrj Kal 7roXv)^6pSoiS 
(iSacs iraveiv, l£ <Sv ^avarot 
Beivai re rvyai crcfydXXovcrL Sopovs' 
kolitol rdSe /xev KepSos aKelvdai 
pLoXiraio-i /SpoTovs* Iva S 1 ev'Senrvoi 
Sacres, tl fJLarrjv Telvovcri fiodv ; 
to irapbv yap eyei Tepiftv d</>' avrov 

ScMTOS TrXripUlACL /SpOTOLCTLV. 

558. c A7rAas ye Xviras e£bv 7 ovk otcrco SnrXds. 

559. "Ecrrtv ye Srjr ecr8' r) Aiav Bv^irpa^ia 
Xiav SiSovcra perafioXds, orav TV\rj. 

560. Tots evrvyovcri Seopevois r ovSev cj^iXo^v 
ovk ecru os oi» /xaA aoyzevos y eAeuo-eTcu 
€ts Soura, Kaiirep ov irapcbv Kvvrjyerats 
alpovcrt Aetav ovSe o~vyKapiiov Sopt. 

561. Tov 6X/3ov ovSev ovSapov Kpivw /SpoTOts, 
ov y 1 e^aXetfai paov rj y packet Geo?. 

562. v Eo~Tt]/ ye roc tls Kav kolkolo-lv rjBovrj 
^■vrjrots oSvppol SaKpvwv t iirippoai' 
aXyrjSovas 8e ravra Ko\<^i^ei cfapevcov, 
Kal KapStas eXvo~e rovs dyav ttovovs. 



EURIPIDES. 365 

557. Music is used to multiply our merriment. 
To my thinking it were more wisely used to calm our 
angry passions and to console our misery. He that 
bringeth the lute amid spiced meats and wines doth 
seek to brighten the sunbeams by lighting a lamp at 
noon-day. 



558. Be not obstinate in sorrow • for there is no 
wisdom in making bad worse. 



559. When things are at the worst they mend. 

560. The friends that stand by while you sweat 

in the sun . , 

Will be ready to help when the work is all 

done, 
And the quarry you're left on the hill to 

discover 
They '11 share with you freely when hunting 

is over. 

561. God paints our joys in pigments of a day, 
Thinly laid on, and lightly wiped away. 

562. Dam not the flood of Sorrow on the rise, 
But freely ope the sluice-gates of the eyes. 



366 EURIPIDES. 

563. 'Avrjp, os ovk et(j)0€ yevecrOat kolkiov, 
fapei fiev, dAyei 8' ai^ei/' ZvtiOcIs fuyw' 

^aViOV 8' GiV €LYJ paWoV €VTVyk(TT€pO<$ 

rj (wv* rb yap (tjv fxrj /caAws /zeyas tcovos. 

564. *Padv (ru voVoi' //era S-' ijo-v^tas 
Kat yevvatov A^/xaros otVcts* 
p.o)(0eLV 8e f3poTOLQ-iv dvdyKrj. 

5Q5. "AvSpa y' ou x/)€0)j/ 

toi/ dyaQbv Trpdcro~ovTa /xeyaAa toijs t/dottovs 

^€#tcrT(xVcu, 
aAAa /cat fiejSaiov ciVcu totc /AoEAtorra rots 

i^i/ik' d)(f^eX,€iv fidXiorra SvvaTos kcmv evrvywv. 

566. ' Airopta to SusTi^etV. 

567. Tot? crvjuufcopds roc twv koikco? Treirpayoroiv 
v/3pi^€ jmrjiroT 1 , avrbs opptodwv 7ra0€LV. 

568. *2vvd\yrjo-ov ois 6 Ka/ivuv 

SdKpVWV pi€Ta8oVS 

€^€t KOVcf)6T1]Ta [XOyddiV, 

569. *0 <f»i\ov"Yirvov ^eAy^rpov, hriKOvpov j/oVoi', 
<S izoTVia ArjOrj tu>v ko,ko)v, a>s ef croc/)?) 

Kat rotcrt Si'STu^o^o-tv evKrata 0€os. 

570. 'ISov" <£t'Aov roc tco votroCvTt Sc/avlov, 
dvtapbv ov rb Krrjfi, dvayKalov 6' bfxojs. 

571. Av^a^ecTTOv 06 vocrowre? diroptas vtto. 



EURIPIDES. 367 

563. A man unused to sorrow will bear the ache 
Calmly, although his heart be fit to break ; 
If he would take my counsel, he would die, 
For better far is death than misery. 

564. Sorrow is our inheritance ; and, if thou 
wouldest soften pain, thou wilt mix it with Patience 
and Courage. 

565. The day of thy prosperity is that whereon 
thou shouldest remember thy friends. 

566. The luckless are feckless. 

567. Exult not over the misfortunes of others ; 
but remember that what hath befallen them may 
befall thee. 

568. Let not the sorrowful brood over their 
sorrows ; for he that weepeth with a friend beside 
him doth discharge a little of the cargo of his sadness. 

569. Sleep is the medicine of our disease; the 
oblivion of our ills \ our chiefest friend in sorrow. 

570. Bed is a dull place in the day-time ; but 
for Sickness it is the best place at all times. 

571. May God my doctor bless, if he 
Can patient with his patient be ! 



368 EURIPIDES. 

572. "Av [lev /3ta cnrevSiOfJiev olkovtmv QecoVj 
avovrjra KeKTrj/iecrda rdyd6\ (3 reKvov 
a 8' av StSwo"' IkoVtc?, co<£eAou/xe#a. 

573. 'Ei/ rats dvafioXais tQv /ca/cwi/ eVecrr' ahcrj. 

574. Tot? 8v$TV)(OV(TL 7COV f3pOT(x)V Ov8els </>tAo9, 

575. Kdv ixrj vocrfj tls, aAAa 8o£d£y vocretv, 
kol/jloltos [ipOTOtcrtv diropla re ytyverat. 

576. *Hv ev ye irpd^rjs^ Kapra y iv (robots ecrrj' 
irpos rds TU^as yap rots <ppivas K€KTyjfxe8a. 

577. ^H 7rov k peter crov rrjs euyevetas 
to /axA<3s irpd<T(T€iv. 

578« 'Ev aVay- 

KGUS OV KafJLV€i (TVl>TpO<fioS (Sv 

fiera/SaXXew 8vs8aLfAoviav. 

579. ^eu <£eir kolkoictiv d)S oVav Aat/xa>v StSa> 
KaAcos, vfipi^ovv 1 d)9 aet 7rpd£ovres ev. 

580. Ke/cA^/xeva) Tot escort pLaKaptci) irore 

al fxerafSoXal Xv7rrjpov' (j) 8' aet /caKW? 
ecrr', ov8ev dXyei (rvyyevQ><$ 8vcrTr]vos coV. 

581. "Ecrrtv rt Kep8os lv kclkois dyvojcrta. 

582. "A<j>cXov to S-uo~Tu;(es. 

583. Noo~oi /3poroi(TLV al ixkv €lct avdaiperoc, 
al 8' €K 6eu)v wdpetcrtv' aAAa rfj re^vrj 
l(jjfJLeO } avrds' aAAa croc Ae£ai S-eAa>, 

et Geot ri 8p(J)crL <j>av\oV) ovk ela'lv QeoL 



EURIPIDES. 369 

572. A good thing turneth to an evil tiling, if 
God's blessing come not with it. 

573. Defer misfortune if thou canst not kill it. 

574. Neighbours will frown, if Fortune frown, 
And help to keep thee down, when down. 

575. Imagination is the mother of half our 
sorrows ; but Imagination is as potent as Eeality. 

576. Success and wisdom are so like one another 
that few among us can detect the difference. 

577. Purse before Pedigree. 

578. If thy burden gall this shoulder, shift it to 
the other. 

579. Put a beggar on horseback, and he'll ride 
to the Devil. 

580. He that hath never been happy may bless 
kind Heaven ; for he can never be made unhappy. 

581. Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise. 

582. All the world is a lucky man's friend. 

583. Half of our ills are of our own bringing ; 
half are sent of God ; but, still, by craft we invent 
cures for them. And yet I cannot but think that, if 
God sendeth evil, He should be called by some other 
name. 

2 a 



370 EURIPIDES. 

584. ^v/jLcfxDpal ^rerjXaroi 
7TaCTLV fipOTOLCTLV rj tot rjXOov rj TOT6. 

585. Tov evTvyovvTa koc cfrpovetv vo/xtfo/xev. 

586. c O fxeyas 6'A/3og ov /xoVt/xos ei> f3pOTols' 
dvd Se Aatc/)os ws 

rts aKaTOV ^-oa? Tiva£as Aat/xcov 
KaTeKXvcrev Setviov 7r6vo)V, a>9 7to^tov 

Xd/3pOLS SXedplOLOTLV kv KVfJLa&LV. 

587. 'El/ TOfcS KOLKOLCTLV djaOol 0-(X</>ecrTaT06 

</>t'Aor rot xprjcrTa S' aiW cKaoV e^ec <$>i\ov<$. 

588. ^ef; </>€u* /3pOTOL<Tiv cos too )(pr]crTa Trpdy/iaTa 
Xpvjo-Twv dcfxyp/Jids evStcScocr' det Aoytoy. 

589. Ke/o8>y Totairra ^p^ Tiva KTao-Qai [SpoTtov, 

€</>' 01CT6 /XeAAct fXrj7To0 r V<TT€pOV 0~T€VetV. 

590. ITaAata kcuvois SaKpvocs ov \prj o-Teveiv. 

591. 'Act to /xei/ (rj, to 8e fxedio-TaTai KaKov, 
to 8' €K7T€<prjvev avOts e£ dpyijs vkov. 

592. Moiety dvdyKT)' tols 8e Acu/zovcoi/ Tir^as 

00~TIS (j)€p€L KaWiCTT, dvYjp OVTOS CTO(f)6s. 

593. Ta tol £evo)v 7rposu>7ra fevyovcrtv (fatXois 
tv rjfjiap rj8v /JAe/x/z' 'ix €iv 4 >a<Jlv f^ovov. 

594. "Eycoye ^/xt kgu vojjlov ye jjltj cre^eiv 
ev tolctl SeivoLS tcov dvayKataiv irXkov. 

595. e ^s rj8v SaKpva tols kolkojs Treirpayocn 
^prjvujv t' 68vp/Jiol /JLovcrd &' ij Xviras c^et. 

596. Ot SvsTt^et? tol tolo-lv evTv^eo-Tepots, 
avTOt /cameos 7rpd£avTts, ov fypovovcriv tv. 



EURIPIDES. 371 

584. All in their day must eat their peck of dirt. 

585. His Wisdom most our fancy takes, 

That plays at hazard and wins the stakes. 

586. Our cargo-laden ship doth sail the sea ; 
Down comes the hurricane ; — and where 

are we ? 

587. Prosperity maketh friends, and Adversity 
trieth them. 

588. He speaketh best whose cause is best. 

589. Make present gains that leave no after pains. 

590. Wash not stale sorrow in fresh tears. 

591. Sorrows wax and sorrows wane • 
Come, and go, and come again. 

592. What can't be cured must be endured. 

593. A banished man will find his host 
Smiles on him for a day at most. 

594. In peril's hour we cannot pause to weigh 
Our conduct in the scales of precedent. 

595. If thou wouldest comfort Sorrow, thou must 
weep with her. 

596. Twelve beggar jurymen would spare, 
Think you, an innocent millionaire % 



372 EURIPIDES. 

597. 'H 7rov to fxeXXov €/c</>o/3et KaO' rj/Jbepav, 
ws rov ye 7rarr^€tv Tou7riov fxeu^ov kolkgv. 

598. A. 'H TOLpOL KdfJL7TT€LV TO) XpOVO) XvirOLS )(p€0)V. 

B. X/)^* touto S' eliretv pdou rj <pepecv KdK(i. 

599. Tovt ecrrt jmel^ov rrjs dXrjOetas kolkov, 

OCTTLS Ta /XT] TTpOSOVTa KtKTrjTOLL KaKa. 

600. X/oeta SiSdo-Keij Kav /3pa8vs res r/, cro(/>6V. 

601. Ta7T€tva rot x/077 toijs Ka/cw? Treirpayoras 
XeyetVy Is oyKoy 8* otj/c <xVg> /3Ae7retv Tin^s. 

602. *0 ^-vfios dXytov dcr^dXeiav ov)( e^et. 

603. 'Ek twi> aeA7TTcoi/ 7] x^P L<s / Aet 'C°- )l/ fipOTOLS. 

604. II/oos KaKolts 7rpdcrcrovTds i(TTt Seivbv €vrv\(ov 

dvrjp. 

605. AetAoV &' 6 IIAotjtos kou cj)iX6\pV\OV KOLKOV. 

606. 'E7T60-Tajuat rot kgu TreireLpapLai Xlolv, 

0)S ToZv l)(OVTO)V 7rdvT€$ dvdpOJTTOi (f)iXoL. 

607. Hevrjras ovfiels fiovXerai KTacrOai <f>tXovs. 

608. Uevrjra irds tls CKWoSoyv favyec <fiiXos. 

609. t H8i5 rot [xoyduv kXv€lv. 

610. Ot y' evrv^ovvres ovk eVtcrravTcu fyepeiv. 

611. e & ^5v Tot crojOevra fie/JLvrjcr 8 at ttovojv. 

612. Mera/JoA?) Trdvrojv yXvKv. 



EURIPIDES. 373 

597. The sorrow of Yesterday is as nothing ; that 
of To-day is bearable ; but that of To-rnorrow is 
gigantic, because indistinct. 

598. Time cures our every ill : 'twere well, 
If Time, the cure, were curable. 

599. My own sorrows are enough for me. 

600. To guide his steps if there be none, 
The cripple gropes his way alone. 

601. Poor folk should eye their shoon. 

602. Moodiness and Discretion are at daggers 
drawn. 

603. A groat from him is worth a crown 

That look'd as though he 'd knock you down. 

604. More poignant what unto Distress 
Than sight of alien happiness ? 



CONCERNING POVERTY— MONEY— WEALTH— RANK. 

605. If I were rich, I should be loth 

To lose my breath and money both. 

606. When God hath blessed thee, all the world 
will say c God bless thee !' 

607. As true as I am Christian sinner, 
I hate to ask poor folk to dinner. 

608. To poor relations no one is at home. 

609. Sad things to bear are pleasant to hear. 

610. He that hath been long prosperous getteth 
to think he hath deserved prosperity. 

611. All sailors love their shipwrecks to rehearse. 

612. Which state were drearier of a dreary twain — 
Eternal sunshine or eternal rain 1 



374 EURIPIDES. 

613. ToV evrvyovvra xprj crcxpuv 7recj>vKevcu. 

614. B/ooTotcrti/ evKpas ov yevoir dv rj8ea)<$. 

615. Oil TOL KdXbv TO 8v<$TV)(€S. 

616. "Av6pt07TOS OCTTfc?, €7; /3iOV K€KTr]fJL€VOS, 

Tot /zey /car' olkovs dpceXta wapels la, 
fioXiraicri 8 1 rjcrOels tovt 1 del ^rjpeverac, 
dpybs /xev ot/cots /cat iroXei yevrjo~erat ) 
cfriXoicrc 8' ov8ev y) cfyvcrcs yap otyerai, 
orav yXvKeias rjSovrjs rjcrcrwv tl<$ rj. 

617. Ka/coV n 7rat'8ei;/x' ?}i/ a/a' els evav8piav 

6 UXovtos dvOp&TTOMTiv, at' t dyav rpvcjyat' 
Ile^ta 8e SvcTTrjvov pev, dXX y 6/iws rp'efai 
[xoy^Oovvr a/xetVa> re/cva /cat Spaom/jpca. 

618. Trjv evyeveiav 7Tpls Qecov firj /xot Xeye' 

ev \prjfJLa(Tiv rd 7rdvra' /cat kvkXo) /3porois 
ra y^pripLaO 1 epirei' tw pev eo~6\ 6 8' ovk exec 
/cotvotcrt 6" avrois xP^f^ 6 ^' <p &' dv ev 86pots 
Xpovov £vvoik€l 7rAetcrTov, ovtos evTvyjlS> 

619. n X/ouo-6, 8e^L0)/Jia KaXXccrrov /Sporois, 
0)5 oi5Se p<r)Tr]p rj8ovds rotacrS' €^et ? 

ou Trato^s dvOpdiiroicriv, ov <£tAos 7raTrjp, 
otas cri) x°^ °"' ^v Sw/>tacrtv KeKrrjpevot' 
et 8' ^ Ki;7r/3ts rotoirrov 6<f)QaXpois opa, 
ov ^-avfji' epcoras pvpiovs avrrjv rpecfreiv. 

620. Et Kav GeotcrtV Icrrt Kep8alveiv /caAoV, 
^avpd^erat 8' 6 7rXeicrTov ev vaois e^v 
Xpvcrbv, Tt ^-1/77701/ dv8pa KwXvet Xafieiv 
Kep8os : irapov ye, /ca£o/xotow 6 'at Geots ; 



EURIPIDES. 375 

613. Wit is wise, but Luck is wiser, 

614. There be dregs at the bottom of all bowls. 

615. Misfortune hath an ugly face. 

616. "When a man hath laid by money and 
turneth himself to Pleasure, he is lost to his family, 
his friends, and his country ; for Pleasure is a com- 
panion that robs him of his manhood. 

617. To a young man, endowed with courage and 
ability, Poverty is a friend and Obstruction a helper. 

618. A fig for blood and noble birth, 

'Tis by the purse we weigh men's worth ; 
And Money is fickle, and careth not 
Long to bide in a single spot ; 
But he with whom she doth reside 
Is for the while half-deified. 

619. Money, Money, we men do love thee more 
than we love our fathers, our mothers, or our 
children ; and girls would rather thou earnest with 
their lovers than Comeliness, Integrity, and Youth. 

620. The Gods do wealth and splendour love, 

As all their shrines and temples show ; 
Then what is right in Gods above 
Cannot be wrong in men below. 



376 EURIPIDES. 

621. TieWei Supa kcu Qeovs. 

622. Xpvcros ye k peter criov {xvplwv Aoywv fiporols. 

623. KeKT)|(ro y opOojs dv exi)S dvev xpoyov^ 

KCU fJLLKpa <TGj£oi> TTj &LKT) £vV(i)V <X€6" 

[xr]8\ d>s kolkos vavKXrjpos ev 7rpdgas 7tot€, 
^rjrojv rd 7r\eiov' ecra irdvra y d-KoXk(jr)<$. 

624. 2ko7T66 Tot yjprjiiaff a)? €^et /xeya crOevoSj 
cf>iXots re Sovvau crojLia t €6? vocrov 7recrov 
Sa7ravat<x6 o-tocrar t/Js 8' e<\> rjLiepav fSopas 
€6§ fJLLKpbv rjKer ttols yap efX7rXr]cr8els dvrjp 
6 ttXovctlos re ^d> irevrjs ccrov (frepei. 

625. Xpucrov /xaAicrr' av ev So/iois S-eAot/// e^eiv' 
kcu SovXos i$v yap tllilos 7tAoitcov dvrjp' 
eXevOepos Se, xpetos wv, ovSev crOevei. 

626. 2/xt/cp' av ^eXoLjuu Kal koS rjLiepav eyu>v 
aAi>7rov otKetv fiioTOV rj 7tXovt(Jjv vocreiv. 

627. ^tAoucri 7ravr€5 rwv /zev 6X/3c(i>v /3porol 
crexfcovs riOecrOai rovs Xoyovs' orav Se tl$ 
Ae7TTc3v oV' oikcov eu Aey>y irevrjs dvijp } 
yeXdv' eyo) 8e iroXXaKts crocf)(DTepovs 
Trevrjras avSpas elsopoj twv 7rXovcri(j)V' 
Kal Qeoiort LLLKpd X et P^ ^vovras reXrj 
twv /3ov6vtovvtu)v ovras evo-e/3ecrTepovs. 

628. Or8eiroT€ Kpetcrcrojv xprjLiaTiov dvrjp ecf)V 
7rXr)v ei ns, octtls ovtos ecrrtv ov\ opw. 

629. ^0 7rXovO\ ocra) crv pacrrov ec /3dpos <f>epeiv. 



EURIPIDES. 377 

621. Money can warp the judgment of a God. 

622. If ttiou wouldest convince a man of aught, 
put thine arguments into the palm of his hand. 

623. Seek profits small and envy- proof ; but shun 
The curse that lights on gains unfairly won ; 
And this remember — Luck may wax unkind 
To such as tempt too oft the waves and 

wind. 

624. Of God I would in health implore 
My daily bread, and nothing more ; 
And only beg for cash to spend, 
When sick myself, or sad my friend. 

625. Above all things I would desire to be 
wealthy ; for I see that everywhere slavery with 
wealth is preferred before freedom with poverty. 

626. I 'd rather be poor and sound of limb, 
Than with the gout in ingots swim. 

627. When a rich man standeth up in our 
assemblies, we are all attention ; but, if a poor man 
essay to speak, we cough and laugh and make a 
shuffling with our feet ; and yet I have seen more of 
wisdom with poor men than with rich, and I have 
seen more of piety in such as offered frankincense 
than in such as slew many oxen. 

628. You may live to gray hairs, and you never 

will see 
A man that cares nothing for L. s. d. 

629. No shoulders are so weak or old 
As bend beneath their load of gold. 



378 EURIPIDES. 

630. Ov rot -trapa Kprjrrjpa kolI ^olvyjv llovov 
Ta -^prjixaT avdpu)7rot(TiV rj8ovas e^ei, 
dXX 1 ev kclkol(Tl SvvapLiv ov jxiKpav <pepet. 

631. Or y' evrv^ovvres iravr eirio-Tavrai KaXwi. 

632. 'Avrjp orav 
Trpd^rj kolkcos iifrjXbs, els drjOiav 

TTLTTTei KaKLO) TOV TrdXiXl 8vs8(XlfJLOVOS. 

633. "ASlkos ye ttXovtos ov fte/Satos dv jxevoi. 

634. Tot xpr)fiaT dv6p(D7TOiO-i Tt/xtwrara 
SvvaLiLv re TrXeLcrrrjv tojv ev dv9p(i>7rots ^X €L 

635. Uevqs ovSev evyevrjs dvrjp. 

636. 'Ei/ rw Liev SX/3cp cfaavXoTrjs evecrrt ns, 
irevia 8e o-0(j>tav eXa^e 8ta to fivsrv^es. 

637. OvTOL VOLLLCTfia XtVKOS dpyVpOS LLOVOV 

/cat ^pvo-os ecrTLV' dXXd Kaperrj /SporoLS 
vollio-liol Kelrai irawiv, y ^prjo-Oat yjyeuv. 

638. K 6/3877 7rovrjpa {tjlllolv rjiietx/yaro. 

639. Moyos ll\v ei crv, IlXovre, rot? cro^ols Geo?" 
rd 8' aAAa kollttoi kcu Xoyuv ev/xopcfytai. 

640. Moyojv o~v tclvt €K ^prjLidrojv ovk dv Aa/?ot? ; 
yevvator-qra KdpeTrjv. 

641. UXovrov re Kpeiacrov kolI 7roXvxpvo~ov ^XtSij^ 
dvSptov oiKdiuv KayaOm' irapovo-'ia. 

6 i2. WLfj ttXovtov eiTrrjS' ovyl ^-au/za£oj 0£OV. 
ov \(o KaKicros /mSicos eKTrjo-aTO. 



EURIPIDES. 379 

630. It is iu adversity rather than at the banquet 
that the power of wealth is felt most. 

631. Lucky men are wise men. 

632. A man that stands in pride of place, 

If he fall o'er will break his crown ; 
But, in the mud who hath his face, 
He cannot, though he try, fall down. 

633. Gear ill-gotten is, all through, rotten. 

634. Search the world o'er, and with this you'll 

agree, 
That there 'a nothing like money, and never 
will be. 

635. Poverty is Vulgarity. 

636. To make a man's wits sharp indeed, 
Just rub them on the hone of Need. 

637. Silver is dross to virtue, but alas ! 

Good deeds are coins that very few will pass. 

638. If ill- made the profit, 
No good will come of it. 

639. Money alone is God unto the wise, 

And all things else are mere tomfooleries. 

640. Two things Money cannot buy, — 
Breeding and Integrity. 

641. If my friend be honest and true and fair, 
His coat may be shabby, for all I care. 

642. A poor thing Money is, I take it, 
When any knave or fool can make it. 



380 EURIPIDES. 

643. KdXXicrra Modctwv (pdkyyerat ttXovt^v dv r rjp. 

644. "Acrrpojv av eXOoi/JL rjXcov irpos dvroXds 
kolI y?js tvepOe^ Svvaros a!v Spdcrai rd8e, 
tyjv Qeojy fJLeytcrTrjv ojctt 1 e^etv TvpavviSa. 

645. Tt ttJs KaKicrr-qs AaifioviDV e<£i€crat 
^iXoTL/JbtaSy 7ra? ; /x^ <xi; y'* aStKos rj 0eoV 
ttoXXovs 8' Is oTkovs KOU 7ToA€tS €v8aifJLOVaS 
elsrjXde Ka^rjXO' kir y 6Xk6pco rwv xpajfikviDV' 
€(/>' rj o~i> fMaivet. Ketyo xaAAtov, tIkvov, 
'Io-OT^Ta Tt/xay, rj <p[Xovs del cfrtXois 

TToXeiS T€ TToXtCTL CTVpLfJid^OVS T€ CTV/JL/Jid^OLS 

<rvv8ei' to yap tcrov vo/xt/xov dv6p<x>iroLS €<£u, 

tw 7rAeovt 8' aet iroXkixiov KaOidraTai 

TovXacrcrov, k)^8pds & rjfikpas Kardp^erai' 

kolI yap fxirp' dvdpuiiroLcri kol fikpr] crradpiiov 

'IcroTrjs era^e KapiOfxav ScwpLore 

~Nvktgs r dcfreyyes /3Xk<f>apov t HXiov re (£a>s 

tcrov f3aSi^€t rbv kviavcriov kvkXov, 

KovSeTepov avriov (fidovov e^et viKWfievov. 

Et#' "HAtos /xev Nt5£ re SovAcvct fipoTots, 

crv 8' ovk dvkget 8(Ofxdr(ov epv tcroi/ 

Kal to)8' d7rov€[JL€iv ) Kara 7rov cftiv rj oYkt} ; 

tl rrjv rvpavvi8\ d8iKtav ei>Sat/xova, 

Tifias virkp^ev kol \xky rjyrjcraL r68e y 

Trept/SXeTrecrOaL tl/uuov \ Ktvbv fxlv ovv. 

*H 7roAAa fioydtlv 7roAA' e^wv kv Sai/xao-i 



EURIPIDES, 381 

643. More sweet than trill of skylark high in air 
The croak beside us of a millionaire. 



CONCERNING AMBITION— COVETOUSNESS-SELFISHNESS. 

644. To win a crown I'd climb above the skies, 
And dive to Hell, ere I would lose my prize. 

645. Why art so eager, child, to climb and climb? 
Ambition is a Goddess fear'd in Heaven ) 
You greet her coming with a smile, but say 
With tearful eyes and aching heart ' Fare- 
well !' 

The Power that interlinks or men or states 

Is even-handed fair Equality ; 

Peace and Prosperity prevail, so long 

As from her hand the scales hang equiposed ; 

But Strife steps in, if either scale sink down. 

Behold, my son, through Nature's wide 

domain 
How reigns a calm and infinite content ; 
There is no jealousy 'twixt Night and Day • 
The Sun is brotherlike, and ne'er invades 
With golden beams of warmth inopportune 
The silvery coldness of a Sister's realm. 
What is the winning of a kingly crown 
But gilt-bedizen' d splendid robbery i 
Dost long for Fame? — my son, it is a thing 
Slipsome as water, thinner than thin air ; — 



382 EURIPIDES. 

fiovXeh j TL 8' €0~T6 TO TrXkoV j OVOfX €)(€L fWVOV 

€7T€L ra y' dpKovvd' tKava rots ye crwc^oocrtv. 
Ovtol t<x ^p^/xar' t'Sta KeKrrjvTat /Sporol, 
ra twv Oewv 8' e^ovres eirtp.eXovp.eOa' 
orau Se XP^C a)cr? ? a ^ 7 ' d^atpovvrai TrdXiv. 

646. EtVep 7TOT dStKeti/ X/ ^) TvpavvcSos Trepi 
KaXXicrrov dSiKelv, rdXXa 8' evcre/Sety xpewv. 

647. 'E/covres Iv tw Kapt /ai/Swevo/xev. 

648. 'H xras Tts airrov row TreAas pdXXov cf)tXet. 

649. 'O/ocoouv ot StSovTes €ts rot ^p-^/xara. 

650. ^12 Ze{>, Tt 877 ^/di^ctoC p,€v os KtjSSrjXos y 

T€KpbrjpL dv6p(07TOL<TLV GJ7TacraS (Ta^Tj^ 

dvSpwv 6" oro) X/ 07 ) tov KaKov SteiSevou 
ovSels ^apaKTYjp ejJL7re<pVKe o"w/xart ; 

651. "RkzlvoSj octtis aStKos cov erodes Xkyeiv 

7re<£>vK€, TrXeto'rrjv £rjjjLtav 6<$>Xi<TKavei. 

652. Kyoetcro-oi/ ye to Sokzlv, k&v dX-qOetas diry. 

653. ^H tolctlv dvOpojTroicrtv ovk e^prjv irore 

rtov TrpayfjL&TMv rrjv yXcocrcrav io-yyeiv irXeov 
dXX 1 elre X/ ^7 ] C^T, eopacre, ^prjerr eSet Aeyetv, 
etV go; 7rovrjpa, tovs Aoyoi? etVcu craOpovs 
kolI fJirj SvvacrOat rdStK ev Xeyecv irore. 



EURIPIDES. 383 

For Wealth % — why every golden ingot 

stored 
Beyond the simple limits of Enough 
Stores up a care and canker in the heart. 
be content, my child, and murmur not 
If God in wisdom circumscribe thy lot ; 
Kemember, all we have, we have on loan, 
And He, that lends, recalls at will bis own. 
64:6. Be good in this, and that, and everything ; 
But just a trifle bad, to be a king. 

647. I can at hazard boldly play, 
When I do throw, and you do pay. 

648. Our tunic is close, but our skin is closer. 

649. When I to others give, I fain would see 
That they, to whom I give, can give to me. 



CONCERNING TRUTH— UNTRUTH— HYPOCRISY— 
TALKATIVENSS— ELOQUENCE. 

650. We have easy ways whereby to distinguish 
true and base coin ; but Honesty and Dishonesty 
can be proved only by Time and Experience. 

651. A glib-tongued rogue is a double rogue. 

652. Beyond whose reach is full reality 
Must with poor semblances contented be. 

653. There be men that can prove black white, 
and for a time their cunning prospereth ; but in the 
end it is found to be very foolishness ; and the 



384 EURIPIDES. 

*2o<f)ol fxev ovv elcr 1 ol rd8' rjKpLJSajKOTes, 
dXX 7 ov SvvavTdL Sta reXovs etVat cro</>oi, 

KaKWS 8' aTTU)XoVT K OVTIS €^TjXv^€ 7T(D. 

654. AoAot re /cat crKOTeuva fx-qyavrniara 
Xpeias dvdvSpov (fydpfxa^ evprjvrai fipoTOLS. 

655. M^Seis eiTLopKOJV jxera o-V{jl7tX€lt<i). 

656. ^H TTiOaVOV Iv /3pOTOLCTL to ^evSrjyopetVj 

fccwrtcrr' dXrjOrj 7roAAa (rvfx/3atv€i fSporois. 

657. Qevyeiv 7rpocj)(i)V(t) 7rao"t, ^Tjpevovcr' ocrot 
cre/xvot? Aoyotcrtv alo~\pa firj-^avio/mevoL. 

658. Ov/c eu Aeyetv ^p?) /JLYj Vt rots epyots kolXols. 

659. 'AttAovs 6 fJivOos rrjs 'AXrjOetas €(/>v, 
kot; 7tolklXcov Set ravSt)^ ipfXYjvevjJLdrcov' 
*X €L 7^P aVT ^ Kaipov 6 8' adiKos Aoyos, 
vocriov kv a^TWj c/>ap/xaK<ov Setrat croc^wi/. 

660. Stya KaKO7ra0(jJV to yap dVa6cr>(WT0V Tt Setj 
xJstvSfj Xeyovra, 7rposXa/3etv rrj (TVfKpopa. 

661. e H yAuja-cr' av o/zocret', ^ Se c/>p^i/ aVco/xoTOS. 

662. Tt 7roT' alcr^pbv rjv jultj TOtcrt ^pco/xevots 8ok>J ; 

663. Tout' tvd 1 o ^-v^twi/ eu 7roAets oiKov[xkvas 
86/uLOvs T 9 dir6XXv(r\ ol KaXol Xiav Aoyot. 

664. TldcTLV OVTOS KTJpV^L VO^LOSj 

Sis rocra irvpyovv tcov ycyvofJLevwv. 

665. Ov roLvrbv ecSos (paiverac t(jjv TTpay[xdrdiV 
TTposwOev ovrojv kyyvOev ^-' opuyfikvoiv. 

666. Hocf)6v tol to craves, ov to p,rj craves. 

667. ^O TOt XoyiCTfJLOS TOVpyOV OV VLK<£ 7T0T6. 



EURIPIDES. 385 

cunning man cometh to own with his neighbour that 
* Honesty is the best policy. ' 

654. Cunning is the shield of Cowardice. 

655. The ship hath stormy weather that carrieth 
on board a perjurer. 

656. Truth is stranger than Fiction. 

657. The most unholy thing thou canst carry into 
a holy place is — Cant. 

658. Call nasty things by nasty names. 

659. Good wine requires no bush. 

660. Art miserable ? — then make not misery 
Worse by the base addition of a lie. 

661. The tongue may swear and leave the heart 
unsworn. 

662. That is not bad which is not bad to me. 

663. One-half the mischief that we see 
Is done by Plausibility. 

66i. A credulous simpleton is he 

That trusteth lawyers, one in three. 

665. All far-off hills look smooth and blue. 

666. Plain words are wise words. 

667. There are no arguments like facts. 

2 B 



386 EURIPIDES. 

668. Ei jjlIv /3poTOL<Tiv rjo~av (jjvtjtol Xoyoi, 
ovSels av avTov ev Xkyeiv e/3ovXeTO' 
vvv 8\ €K /3a0etas yap irdpecrTiv aWkpos 
Xafielv d/xtcr^t, 7ra? ns rj8eTat Xkyetv 
rd r ovra ko\ p.'q' ^rjpcav yap ovk ex €6 - 

669. ^H Tap' dcf)opfxa<s rots Xoyoto-iv dyaOol 

^vrjrojv eyovviy kolv (3pa8vs ns r Q Xkyeiv. 

670. 'Ek 7rai/T09 av Tts 7rpdypLaros 6W<xcoi/ X6yo)v 
dyfova ^-eiY' av, el Xkyeiv eirj cro</>os. 

671. TvpavviKov tl 7r6XX' e<fiiecr9ai Xkyeiv. 

672. Et#' r^v a<f)0)vov direppa Bvcrrrjvov /3por<jjv. 

673. IT/JWTOV cf)p€Va$ fJL€V YJ7TIOVS €)(€iV ^p60)V, 

tw ttXovctio) re pij 8i8ov$ pei^ov p.kpos 
icrov creavrov evcre/Seiv irdcriv 8i8ov. 
Avoiv Trapovroiv npayparoiv 7rpos ^arepov 
yvoyprjv 7rposd7rr(ov rrjv evavriav acres' 

dSiKWS 8e pLY] KTtO KTrj/JLaT, TJV /3ovXy) 7ToXvV 

Xpovov pieXdOpois epipeveiv ra yap Ka/cws 

OLKOVS ZseXOoVT OVK €)(€t CTtoTrjpiaV 
€\€LV 81 7T€tp(0' TOVTO ydp TO T €Vy€V€<$ 

Kal toi>§ ya/xoi'5 8i8(oo~i tovs 7rpa>T0vs e^eiv 
ev tw 7rkve<r0ai 8 1 ecrrlv rj r J dSo^ia, 

KOLV y (TO(j)6s TiS, Tj T (XTt/Xta /3lOV. 

674. Yvijjprj 7r6Xeis piev ev pev oiKovvrai, reKvov, 
ev 8 1 olkos' els 8 9 av rroXepov lcr\vei pkya' 
crocf)bv yap ev fiovXevpa rds 7roXXd<$ X*P as 
VLKa* crvv o^Aa) 8' dpadia irXkov KaKov. 



EURIPIDES. 387 

66$. A pity 'tis there is no tax on talk. 

669. A bad cause needeth eloquence ; but a good 
cause pleadeth for itself. 

670. A clever tongue takes either side. 

671. Talkers are nuisances. 

672. We should rather have hospitals to make 
men dumb, than to cure them when they are so. 



COXCEKyiXG DISCRETIOX — FOLLY— C AUTIOX— SILEXCE— 
TALK— HUMILITY— PRIDE- ARROGAXCE— FAME. 

673. My son, be kindly and affable in thy deal- 
ings with all men : make no distinction between rich 
and poor ; but deal honestly with all. 

If there be two sides to a question, cleave to the 
one, and disregard the other. 

If thou wishest thy money to abide long with thee, 
let there be no dishonesty in the making of it. 

Be diligent to make money ; for by money is a 
house ennobled. 

Hearken not to such as sing the praises of poverty ; 
for they are liars at heart. 

Intelligence is a good thing ; but poverty is a 
disgrace to a man be he ever so wise. 

674. It is by discretion that states and houses 
are well administered, and wars conducted to success- 
ful issue. One wise thought is worth a thousand 
right hands : but, when Folly is leader, the more 
she hath of followers, the more mischief will she do. 



388 EURIPIDES. 

675. 'Avrjp 6 7rpd(T(T(x)v iroXXa, fxrj Trpavvtiv irapbv, 
/xco^ooSj Trapbv £rjv rjSeo)s dirpdyfjiova. 

676. To 7T0XXd 7Tpd(T(T€.LV OVK kv dcTcjxxXeL /3tOV. 

677. ^0 7roAA' a/JLaprdvovres avOpuwoL /JLdrrjv, 
re Syj re^vas /xev fivptas (H^aV/cere, 

/cat Trdvra p J 7])^avdo'de Kd^evptcrKere, 

eV 8' ovk eTTiorTaorO 7 ov& e9rjpdcracr6e 7T(d, 

<j)pOV€LV 8t8d(rK€iV OiCTiV OVK €V€0~TL vovs. 

678. <&tXovs o~v tovs fxev fifj -^aXcovras iv Xoyocs 
KeKrrjao, tovs 8e 7rpos ydpiv £vv rjSovfj 

rrj o~rj 7rovrjpovs KXeWpov elpyero) o~T€yrj<s' 
6/xtAta? $e rds yepourepuyv </>:Aet, 
aKoXao-ra 8' rjOrj, XafJL7rpd crvyyeXoiv fxovov, 
fiio-ec /Spa^eta repxpts rj8ovrjs kolktJs. 

679. 2/'ya crv Setvd TTpbs KaKtovoiV kXvojv. 

680. E-uSat/xcov fJLev os Ik ^aAacrcras 
€(j)vye ^€t/xa, At/xeva 8' tKiyzv 
ctjSgu/xcov 8' os virepOe [xoyObiv 
eyeveO 1 ' erepa 8' er epos Irepov 
6X/3u> kcu 8vvdfJL€L 7raprjX0ev 
pbvp[at 8e pLVpioiortv 

?r' etcr' JA7ri8es # at /xev 
reXevTioo-Lv Iv oX/3a) 
/3 porous, cll 8' a7re/3^o~av' 
to 8e Kar' TJfxap orw /Sioros 
ev^atfioiv, paKapifro. 



EURIPIDES. 389 

675. That man to be a fool I take 

"Who works, works, works for working's 
sake. 

676. He that looketh to his neighbour's steps 
may fall himself into the ditch. 

677. We teach our children many things, but too 
often do we pass by the thing of most importance, — 
Good sense. 

678. My son, make friends of such as will freely 
speak to thee their mind, and close thy door against 
such as would stoop to wickedness to please thee. 

Seek the companionship of thine elders, and 
eschew the frivolously merry and the intemperate ; 
for evil pleasures are short-lasting. 

679. If thine inferior meet thee with railing, pay 
him back in silence. 

680. Happy is he that hath crossed the seas and 
come into harbour ; and happy is he that hath 
brought his toils to good issue. Some men excel in 
riches, and others in power. The hopes and expec- 
tations of men are infinite ; and some thereof attain 
fulfilment, and some come to nothing. As for me, I 
ask of God only to give what may be sufficient for 
the day. 



390 EURIPIDES. 

681. ' KyaXlvow (rro/xarcov 
avofMov r' d<^poo"vvas 
to TeAos Svsrv^ta' 

6 8e ras rjcrv^tas 

/Slotos kolI to cf>povecv 

dcrdXevTov T€ fxkvec^ 

Kal o~vvk)(ei Sio/JLOLTa' 7ro/)cra> yap o/xws 

aWkpa vacovTts opw- 

ctlv rot /SpoTwv Ovpaviftai. 

To o~o<pbv 8' ot; o~o(f>ia 

to T€ /x^ ^v^rot (jypoveiv. 

Bpa^vs ataii/' €7rt tovt<£> 

8e rts av jjLeydXa Slwkojv 

to, irapovT ovyl cf>kpoi. 

682. M^ckts ere <pavXov Kao-Qevrj vo/xi^eVto 
/x^S' ^o-v^ato]/, aAAa ^aTepov Tpo7rov y 
'iyOpoivi re /3apvv koll <^>lXolcflv ev/xevrj' 
tojv yap tolovt(ov eTj/cAeecrraros /3tos. 

683. Two" dvSpt y etrj fJLTjTe \pvorbs kv S6jjlols 7 
fxrjT 'Op</>ea>s KaAAtov v/jLvfjvaL /xeAos, 

et [xtj '7rtV>y/xo? ^ tv^ ykvoifl* a/xa. 

684. T i2 Ao£(X ; Ao^a 7 jULVpLOLCTL 8yj fipoTiov 

ovSev yeytoo-c /3lotov alyKwcras fxkyav. 

685. IIoTe^a yevecrOai StJto, xpnorifJuoTepov 
£vv€t6v aToXjJiov, 7] ^pacrvv re KafjiaOrj ; 
to /xev yotyo avroiv otcouoi/, dAA' dfivvercu' 
to 8' ^o-i'^atov dpyov kv 6" d/JLcf^otv vocros. 



EURIPIDES. 391 

681. Mark well him that bridleth not his tongue 
and runneth in quest of forbidden pleasures ; for his 
end is unhappiness : 

Mark well the man that loveth peace and discre- 
tion ; for his habitation is founded on a rock. 

Heaven is far above the earth ; but the Dwellers 
therein behold all our doings. 

A man may be clever and proud, and be a fool 
for all his cleverness and pride. 

Life is short \ and he that aimeth at the stars 
may knock his forehead against a stone. 



682. My son, when men speak of thee let them 
not say : c He is a soft, but good, fellow.' 

Nay, my son ; but love thy friends with love, 
and hate thine enemies with hate. 



683. Were choice 'twixt fair things given to me, 
Eloquence, Wealth, and High Degree ; 
I 'd choose the last of all the three. 



684. How oft hath Fame in monumental brass 
Immortalized the features of an ass ! 



6 85. Whether is the better — a clever coward or 
a rash fool ? 



392 EURIPIDES. 

686. Mto*(o yeXotovs, ot yeAtoTos ovvckol 
dcTKovcn yapiras Keprofiovs, o~oc/>a5v 8' tin 
dydXtv 1 €ypv(Ti crro/xaTa, /cet? dvfyjfij' /xev ov 
reXovcr dptOfxbv, Iv yeAam 8' ev-nrpeTrds. 

687. Ot5k avfyn y' o</>€Aos, ov yvvaiKi 8' .cun/jaAes 
7T€paiTcpix) to /cdAAos ry 'v /*ecr(o Aa/ictv. 

688. Keo8o9 /xev ouSev etSevat, 7rd#os Sc Tts 
ra twv </>iAa>v c^iXotav alo~6ko~dai Ka/ca. 

689. E? /xot to NeorTopetov €i>yA(oo~crov /zeAt 

'AvTT/VO/OOS T€ TOU ^pi'yOS £ot?7 0€O§, 

ot5k av Swat firjv fJirj crreyovra TriinrXdvai, 
<ro<fiovs eiravrXojv dvSpl fifj o~o<£o3 Adyou?. 

690. NaSv roc \xV dyKvp' ovSapLios craifciv (ptXet. 

691. 2oc£c3v toS' aVSpwv lo-rt, pLrjK/3dvTa<$ TV^S, 
Kaipbv Xaf36vras, rjSovds aAAas ri^ety. 

692. Tov ayyeAcv XP € ^ v f 
Xe^avff 1 ocr 7 dv rd^rj ns, wg ra^os 7raAtv 
^copetv. 

693. MrjSets Trod' lotto) Ktiv a o-cydorOai ^peojv 
jjLLKpov yap €K Xa/JL7rrrjpos ISatov Ae7ras 

7Tpr)0'€L€V dv TtS' K€6 7T0GS dvfy)' €L7TOLS tVa, 

Trv^ot^T' av acrTot 7rdvTes a Kpvirreiv \peojv. 

694. 2o(/>wrepot rot crv/jLcfxypds rds tQv 7reAas 
7TavrfS Statpetv rj rvx ^ Tas oiKodev. 



EURIPIDES. 393 

686. Avoid the wretch that is at all times funny. 

687. For a man it is not an advantage, and for a 
woman it is perilous, to be over good-looking. 

688. It may be little profitable, but still it is 
pleasurable to hear tell of the misfortunes of friends. 

689. Seek not to fill the vessel of a fool ; for the 
hull thereof is full of chinks ; and the counsel thou 
throwest into the hold will be lost in the sea. 

690. A ship needs at least two anchors. 

691. A little success is perilous to a fool ; for he 
sitteth down and dreameth, and letteth the main 
chance go. 

692. If thou hast a message to give, give it ; but 
a messenger, remember, hath no tongue of his own. 

693. My son, tell not a secret to thy wife or to 
thine own pillow ; for a single spark may set a 
forest on fire. 

694. If four play whist, and I look on, 
They make blunders, and I make none. 



394 EURIPIDES. 

695. Toy 7reAas kpojrtov €iKOT €lk6t av kXvols. 

696. 2ty>} fxlv dvSpus (rretjxivos eu/cooyxos irpkirtL. 

697. "0 y' 7)crv)(0S <\>iXouri r dcrc^aAry? c/hAos 
7roAet r aptcTTos' fiy] rd klvSv vevpaT ovv 
alveir\ ey<x> yap ovre vavrtXov </>tAa> 
ToA/xaWa XLav, ovre irpoo-rdnqv ydovos. 

698. ' Kvrjp os ai)TOU ras Tv;( a s ^Kpaprvpet 

eis 7rdvTas dpiaOrjs' to 8' kiriKpinrreo'dai, o~ocj)6v. 

699. ITavTCov Kopos tol' Kacyap Ik KaXXiovuv 
XeKTpocs kv alcrxpoLS eidov e/CTreTrA^y/xeVous* 
Scuros Se Trkrjpiodeis tls aoyxevos irdXiv 
<f)av\r) StaiTrj 7rpos/3a\ibv rjaOr] aro/ia. 

700. "Eo-Ttv oiu o~6yr) Adyov 

Kp€Lcrcro)V ykvotr av, eart 8 7 ou o-tyrjs Adyos. 

701. Ta paKpd tq)v (T[UKpu)v Xoyiov 
hriirpovQkv ko~ri kolI cracj^rj fxdXXov kXv€lv. 

702. Avirrj '(ttlv drrj irepiirecreiv alcr^pa rtvi' 
el 6" ovv ykvoiro, xprj TrepicrreiXai /caAcos 
KpvTTTOvra, kolI prj irdcrt Krjpvao'eLV Ta6V 
yeXu)s yap kyQpols yiverai ra rotaSe. 

703. KeiVos dA/?icoTaros 
otco kolt rjpap rvyyjdvei prjSev kolkov. 



EURIPIDES. 395 

695. Ask reasonable questions, and you will get 
reasonable answers. 

696. A crown of honour is the government of the 
tongue. 

697. My son, I needed once a pilot for my vessel; 
and there came one, and said : ' I will steer thy 
vessel within an ell of any rock ;' and there came 
another, and said : < I will steer thy vessel within a 
hair's-breadth of anything ; ' and there came another, 
and said : ' I will keep thy vessel evermore in mid- 
channel ; ' and this latter man I chose to be my pilot. 

698. The fool calleth on all his friends, and to 
each one he saith : <I tell thee this in secret ;' and 
thus his doings in the closet become the gabble of 
the town. 

699. Of everything there is satiety ; so have I 
known men, tired with beauty, become enamoured 
of plain faces ; and men, used to luxury, turn to 
peasants' fare. 

700. My son, learn when to speak, and when to 
refrain from speaking. 

701. When thou hast aught to tell, be not 
sparing of thy words ; for oftentimes men, mistak- 
ing brevity for wit, make themselves unintelligible. 

702. If disgrace befall thee, keep thine own 
secret ; for, if thou makest it known, thou wilt 
amuse thine enemies without benefiting thyself. 

703. Freedom alone from misery 
Is happiness enough for me. 



396 EURIPIDES. 

704. 'Hrot crto)7rry rots (robots airoKpivLS. 

705. e H X^P iS ^V 7rov T0 ^ (Ti <T(ocj)po(riv /SpoTiov 
jityaXoivi yatpeiv (TfitKpd &' fjSeojs €\€iv, 

706. M?7 fjioi ykvoiro Xv-irpus evSat/niyv /Icos, 
firj^ 6X/3o<$ ocrris rrjv kfiijv kvl^ol cfrptva. 

707. "Airavris ecr/iev els to vovOeretv croc^ofc, 
avrol 8' otolv crt/xxAw/zei/, ov ycvoxrKopLtv. 

708. MaKapios, ocrns tvrvyfiv olkol /xevet, 

kv yrj 8 J 6 <£>6pTO$, kov irdXtv vavTcXXerat. 

709. TaS' kv (jocf)OLS TOtj XavOdveiv rot /jlyj KaXd. 

710. Mtcret crv tot'S alvovvras, rjv aii/wcr' dyav. 

711. MyyTroTe rot woppo), rdyyvOev fieOels, (TKoirei. 

712. "Ovacr&xt, //,>) iiaOeiv /3ovXov. 

713. *H Aeye n cnyrjs KpeirTOV, rj o-cyrjv k\e. 

714. ITpos K€vrpa /xrj XaKn^e rots Kparovcrt (rov. 

715. 2o</>ot ye <TvyKpvTTTOV(Tiv OLKetas /3\d/3as. 

716. Ae6 7rore pLeraTrecreLv' dvSpos ov kolkov Tpoirdt 
toiouoV, )(f>r)cr6aL TOtcrt /ScXtlcttols del. 

717. IlatSes, o-ocf)OV irpbs dvSpos, octtls kv fipayel 
woXXovs Xoyovs otos re o-vvrefiveiv kclXws. 

718. 'H y EuAa/Jeta xp^o-fc^coraT^ Gcwv. 



EURIPIDES. 397 

704. Silence is Wisdom's eloquence. 

705. Content will make a palace of a cot. 

706. Decline such riches, my son, as are bought 
with the loss of self-respect. 

707. Our purses have two pockets; the one 
carrieth money for keeping, and the other advice 
to be given away. And yet he is a fool that giveth 
counsel to any ; for a wise man needeth it not, and 
a fool will never take it. 

708. When thou winnest at hazard, remember 
that thy chief wisdom is to know when to stop. 

709. Wise men know when to wink. 

710. Who praise thee grossly to thy face 
Behind thy back will make grimace. 

711. A bird in the hand is worth two in the 
bush. 

712. If this or that thy needs supply, 
Care not to know the how or why. 

713. If you have nothing worth saying to say, 
say nothing. 

714. Spare not the fool that doth a strife begin 
Knowing beforehand that he cannot win. 

715. A wise man sheweth no man his bruises. 

716. The wise will time to suit the sky 

His coming and his going ; 
But fools the weathercock will tie 
To keep the wind from blowing. 

717. Wisdom at once saith little and saith much. 

718. Caution is best of Goddesses to serve. 



398 EURIPIDES. 

719. SiyaV ajMivov ralcr^pd. 

720. T/307TO? ye ^prjcrrus dcrcfiaXecrTepos vo/jlov. 

721. TeKfxaipofiecrOa tols 7rapovcrt rdcjyavrj. 

722. '0 7rAetcrTa 7rpdrT0)v irXeia-Q' daaprdvei fiporQtv. 

723. "Opa to /xeAAov* ttoXX' dvacrTpe^ec Qeos. 

724. TeKTOvt yeyam, izpaKTeov ^vXovpyiKa. 

725. A. To ^v a<£es, rt/xa 8c to /caTa yrjv fiovov. 
B. Kevak y*' 6Vav yap £fj tis, ci'Ti^etf -^peiov. 

726. Eu y' kKfxa8b)V 

TTpus Tot? Tir^as to ydp[xa rovs yoovs t' e^e. 

727. Qvfxov crocjzbvs 8eu Kpeicrcrova yvcjfirjv e^etv. 

728. IIAoi;To{)o-t jULTj /3ovXoV (TV 8(Op€L(r6aL 7T€]/^9, 

jultj <t > a<fipova KptVaxr', rj SiSovs alrelv SokyJs. 

729. Tlpos tovs crOevovras Qeovs dfiiXXdcrOai kolkov. 

730. Aet fJLerpLtos tol tols kolkolctlv acr^aAai/, 
fjLtrpiios T€ yalpeiv tolo-lv e^wy/cco/xevot?. 

731. lias Tt? pidXurTa, ^etpa^ 07rAtcr#eis, dvTyp 

Tot 7Tlct9 j eavrco tou ^-pacrovs Tcape^erai. 

732. 'Acti'vctos oo"Tis €F ^o/Sa) /xev dcrOevrjs, 
Aa/3a>v Ss puKpbv rrjs rv\r]s $povel /xeya. 

733. To viKav ecrrl 7raV ev/3ovXia. 



EURIPIDES. 399 

719. Speak not of what brings thee or thine 
discredit. 

720. Good habits are better than good laws. 

721. Infer, my son, from what is seen 
That which may be, or may have been. 

722. Who tries most things makes most mistakes. 

723. Think ever of To-morrow ; God is given to 
change. 

724. Ne sutor ultra crepidam. 

725. A. Throw silly thoughts of life away, 

And think upon thy bed of earth. 
B. So long as here we needs must stay, 

'Twere well to make life living worth. 

726. Or ere you laugh, or ere you cry, 
Be sure you know the reason why. 

727. Let thy judgment have the whip-hand of 
thy temper. 

728. Present not a gift to one wealthier than 
thyself ; for he will suppose either that thou art a 
fool, or that thou givest a little to receive more in 
return. 

729. Strike not at those who stand on vantage- 
ground. 

730. Curb with tight reins Elation and Despair. 

731. If thou wouldest dwell securely, be thine 
own sentinel. 

732. A little good-luck turns a fool's head round ; 
And small reverses bow him to the ground. 

733. The best of all leaders is General Caution. 



400 EURIPIDES. 

734. Kpeicrcrov cfrpovrjcns Kaprepov /3pa^covos. 

735. Ov TOi 7Tp€7T€L TVpCKVVOV, 0)s €yO) cftpOVCJj 

ovS' avSpa xprjcrrbv v€lkos atpecr8at KaKots' 
rLfMrj yap avrrj tol(tlv dcrOeveo-repOLS. 

736. To ttXtjOos o tl to cj>av\6r€pov 
evofJLLcre xprjraL T€ ; rob" dv StyolpLav. 

737. Upbs crcxfiov 'cttlv dvSpbs do-Ktiv vcxxfipov 1 

evopyrjo-tav. 

738. BouXt/s rparrecrOai, ^vrjrbv 6v0\ 68ovs XP e ^ v 
7rao~as o-€, 7rplv klvSvvov els a7ra£ /jboXetv. 

739. e i2s a A, A.' iir 1 aXXrj cfadpfxaKov kcltou voo~(i)' 

XvTTOVfJbeVO) )jL€V /JivOoS €VfJL€V7]S ^tAw, 

dyav Se [Mopaivoirc vovOeTrj/JLara. 

740. Ei0€ /xot ev^ajJLevay QeoOev rd8e [xolpa irapacrypi, 
rvyav pier 6X/3ov 

Kal aKTjparov dXyean S-v/xoV 

§6£a Se firjT 1 drpeKrjs p J y]T av Trapdcrrjixos iveirj' 

pddta 6" r^Oea rbv avpiov 

/xeTa/3aAAo/xei/os y^povov del 

/3lov <rvvevTV)(OLr)v. 

741. Ov 7ro\\aKLS rot to ra^v rfjv Slktjv e'x 61 ' 
/SpaSeLS 8e julv9ol irXeicrTov dvvovcriv cro<j)6v. 

742. °0 /SovXerat Tts fiovov opwv Kal 7rpos8oKiov 
dXoytcTTOs (<ttl rrjs 'AXrj Betas Kptrrjs. 

743. Ovros cro<j>bs irecfiVKev, els to crvficfrepov 

OCTTtS V€JJL€L KaXXl<TTa TTJV aVTOV <j>VO~LV. 

744. At Sevrepat ttcos <f>povTi8es cro^iorepai. 



EURIPIDES. 401 

734. Wise men, like rams, fight only with the 
head. 

735. Aye give the wall to miller's-men and sweeps. 

736. In matters of religion, my son, go ever with 
the tide. 

737. Good temper is good manners. 

738. Think a thousand times, my son, ere thou 
stake thine all on one throw. 

739. This cure and that cure for this and that 
disease ; consolation for the distressed, and counsel 
for the fool. 

740. Pray to God, my son, for success in life and 
a mind at ease ; 

Care little for renown at its best, and care less for 
renown bought at the expense of thine integrity ; 

Wear habits loosely fitting, that thou mayst change 
them with the change of circumstance about thee. 

741. When Impulse passeth sentence, Judgment 
reverseth in the court of Appeal. 

742. How oft our creeds are fashioned by our 
wills ! 

743. 'Twere better to be idle than to work to no 
profit. 

744. Second thoughts are best thoughts. 

2 c 



402 EURIPIDES. 

745. "Orav 7rpls vxfsos ypfxevov tlv elstSys, 
Aa/x7rpw§ T€ ttXovto) Kal yevec yavpovfievov, 
ocf>pvv T€ fiet^u) tt)s rv^qs kirrjpKOTa, 
tovtov Ta^etaj/ vefiecnv ev6v 7rposSoKa' 
tTraiperai yap fxei^ov Iva /zet£ov 7T€0~r). 

746. YLpivei tls avrov wwiror 1 dv6pi07ro)v /xeyav, 
ov e£ttA,et</>€£ 7rp6cf>acrts rj rvyovv oXov ; 

747. BpoTots t<x jU,ei£a> twv peo~iov tlkt€l vocrovs, 
Qewv Se ^rvrjTovs Kocrfxov ov irpkira (pepecv. 

748. Tolctlv Qeotcri /jlt] fxd^ov^ ^vtjtos yeycos* 
<1AA' etK 'AvdyKrj, koll $povr)p,aTos, T€kvov> 
^aAa* rd tol fxeyta-ra iroWaKis 0eos 

Ta7T€LV Wt]K€^ KCtX CTWeCTTetAeV irdXlV. 

749. V Ep(OT€9 ^/XtV €6G*t 7ravrotot /3low 

6 fiev yap evyeveiav IfietpeL Aa/?eiV 
ra) S 1 oi)(l tovtov (/)/)0VTt5 ? aAAa Xprj/JLaTCDV 
iroXXwv KtKXrjcrOaL /3ovXeTaL 7raTrjp 86/j.ols' 
aAAa) 8 1 dpeo~Kei, fxrjSev vyth €K (fipevuv 
XeyovTt, ireiOeiv tovs 7reAas toXjultj KaKrj' 
06 8' alcrxpd KepSrj irpocrOe tov KaXov fiporHv 
^rjTOvcnv' ovtoj /3 lotos dv9p(i>7r(Dv TrXdvrj' 
eya> Se roirrajv oij^evo? XPVfa tv X € ^ v j 
8o£av 8' £fiovX6fxr)V dv evKXetas ^X eLVm 

750. Tou £771/ 7rap eo-QXoiS ecrTtv alo")(yvr] irdpos. 

751. "AvSpes 7TV€ovt€s fieydXa tovs KptLo-crovs Aoyov? 

TTLKptOS <j>€pOVO~L TWV eAaCTCTOVtoV U7TO. 



EURIPIDES. 403 

745. Pride shuts her eyes and up the ladder goes, 
To tumble soon, and tumble on her nose. 

746. Remember, fool, for thine own sake, 
What Chance hath made, can Chance un- 
make. 

747. When I was young, I heard a wise man 

say : 

1 Who hath too much, should something 
throw away.' 

748. Fight not against God, my son, and kick 
not against the Inevitable ■ for, if there be one thing 
that God abhorreth, it is Pride. 

749. Some would to rank and pride of place 

aspire ; 
Some would grub money out of muck and 

mire ; 
Some would their breeches pawn to learn 

the trick 
Of wheedling fools with windy rhetoric ; 
If pure my fame be and my conscience 

clear, 
I '11 freely say 'good-bye' to Hope and Fear. 

750. Honour before Life. 

751. It is hard to take reproof in good part from 
a superior ; very hard, from an equal : impossible, 
from an inferior. 



404 EURIPIDES. 

752. AvTTTJpa TToWd' KtlVO 8' OVK aVa<7V€T0V ' 

€lk€lv o8ov ya\b)vra roU KaKtocriv. 

753. Ov tovs Kparovvros XPV Kpu-Tetv a fitj xp€<)n\ 
ovS 1 €vrv)(ovi'Ta> ev Sokzlv irpd^eiv det. 

754. t Opco Ta tw Gecjv, w; rd pXv jrvpyovcr' aVa>, 
tol fMrj^eu ovtcl, rd SI Sokovvt aVoSAecrai/ 

755. '0 Zeus KoXacrrfjs rcov dyav V7repcjjp6v(j)v. 

756. <&66vov ov cre/Jor </>#oret<x#at 8' 
kOkkoip 1 dv IV ecrOXois. 

757. Ets rot Vtcny/i' etuOev efcirrjSdv ^Oovos. 

758. Oi5 Set (fiOovecv Tots /at/ Kakws ciy/<a)//eVoi9. 

759. 'Aet 7rovrjp{ov yAtocrcr' IttJ <f)66vov cro^. 

760. Tts apa jjL^rr]p y 7] Trarrjp, kcikov pAya 

BpOTOLS €</>i>CT€, ToV SvSiOVVfJLOV <&86vOV ; 

77o{> /cat k<xtolk€l craj/zaro? Aa^a^ jikpos ; 
lv yepcriv i) cr7rAayxvotcrti/, ?/ 7rap' o/x/xara 
ecr^' 17/ztV j 0)9 tJv fJi6)(6os tar pots //eyas 
lopals a<£atpetv 5 ?y TroTOts, ?J cf^ap/jidKotS; 
7racrtov /xeytcmyi/ twv eV aV#^a>7rotg vocrov. 

761. Ai7ra)V aotSa? 7rpayfJLdr(i)v ev/iovcrtav 
dcrK€i' Toiavr aet8e ; Kat Sonets cfapovdv, 



EURIPIDES. 405 

752. 'Tis a vexation in the street to pass 
And give the side of honour to an Ass. 

753. Wise men press not their mastery, 
Nor count they on prosperity. 

754. 'Tis very sad, but very true j 

When up with me, 'tis down with you. 

755. God dealeth strictly with the proud at heart. 



CONCERNING ENVY. 

756. I hate envy ; but I would fain be envied 
for good cause. 

757. The lightning falleth down on high peaks, 
and Envy flieth up at them. 

758. Envy not well-won success. 

759. The tongue of a fool is clever at disparage- 
ment. 

760. Who bare thee, Envy'? who begat thee? — 

tell; 
Where in the human body dost thou dwell ] 
make us of thine habitation sure, 
And we '11 take means to either kill or cure ; 
For thou of all sin-maladies accurst 
The vilest art, the meanest, and the worst ; 
give me potion, drug, or cautery, 
Or anything, so I be rid of thee. 



CONCERNING INDUSTRY— PERSEVERANCE— RESOLUTION- 
COURAGE— CO WARDICE— WAR— ATHLETIC SPORTS. 

761. Leave thou the lute to idle hands, 

And trim thy hedges, and plough thy lands \ 



406 EURIPIDES. 

(TKaTTTU>v, dpuiv yyjv, 7rotfiviii)v eTricrrariZv 
aAAois ra KopLXpa, tzkvov, d(£eis cro</)t(T/xaTa ; 
e£ 10V KtvoicTLV eyKOLTOLK'qcreLS Soloes. 

762. To (Tweets epyov 7ravTos evpicrKet reAos. 

763. OvK €(TTLV OCTTLS TjSeiOS £r)T(x)V /Stovv 

evKXeuav elseKTrjcraT '• a A Act ^p^ Trovecv. 

764. Ilai/Tt T06 7rpos/cet/xevov 
KtpSos Trpbs %pyu> tt)v x^P iV TLKTec SnrXfjv. 

765. Ovk av Swcuo /a?) KapLwv evSatfiovetv. 

766. Mo^etv kolkmttov pbrj S-eAeiv vmviav. 

767. 'Ek tcoV 7rovu>v tol rayo.d 1 av^erac fipoTols' 
6 8' ^8i>s atwv 77 Ka/07 r' dvavSpta 

ovt olkov, ovre 7t6\lv, is ovSev uxfceXei. 

768. Ta Tot [Mey terra iravT aTrecpyacrTaL fiporols 

ToA/XOUS TO VLKOLV OVT6 y<X£> TVpOLVVtdeS 

X^opls ttovov yevoivr av, ovt oikos ptyas. 

769. TLovos — 7ra\aibs cuVos — Ev/cAetas iraTi]p. 

770. IToAAot Pporojv tol tovto Trao-yovcriv KaKoV' 
yvtopLY] (fipovovvT€S ov SeAoucr' vwrjpeTeiv 
foXVi T< * 7ro ^^ < ^ 7rpos <ptXa>v vtKcu/xei'ot. 

771. Ov^ airros el/ 7rovotcrtV €0"r' oi'^ets dv>)/3 ; 
orav T€ 7rpos to S-dporos ck <^6/3ov 7rtcnj. 



EURIPIDES. 407 

And tend thy flocks and herds that feed 
On sunny hill-side or grassy mead ; 
Up with the lark, and to bed with the Sun, 
Toil and sweat till thy work be done ; 
For, remember, the idlers that slumber in 

Spring, 
And fiddle through Summer and dance and 

sing, 
Will have dance without music for wintering. 
762. Is thy task hard and wearisome, my son] — 

If thou wilt never let a day pass o'er 

Without its share of effort, less or more, 
Thou 'It wake one morn and find the task is 
done. 
7^3. There is no carriage-road to Glory. 

764. Trouble on trouble, pain on pain, 

To work, and know you work in vain. 

765. When waters take to running up-hill, 
Then will they prosper that sit still. 

766. Which of the two would the Devil take, — 
A sluggard youth or a greyhaired rake 1 

767. Luxury and Idleness 

Are elder sisters of Distress. 

768. Faint heart never won fair lady. 

769. Labour hath many sons, and all well thought of. 

770. 'Tis but a little word ; e'en so ; 

And yet how hard to say < No ! No ! ' 

771. We bate our breath as we put harness on ; 
But how we bluster when the peril 's gone ! 



408 EURIPIDES. 

772. Mo^Oetv SlKOLLOV' TtS 6" a/JLO)(0oS tVKXtrjS ', 

773. 'OAtyot fiev ecrdXol Kpeicrcrovfs 7toX\gjv KaKiov, 

774. Ovk av ykvoiro rpavp,ar\ 6? Tts ky^ecrrj 
^-a/xvois lActots* oi;S' ai/ Ik [ir]Tpbs KaKrjs 
i(r0Xol yevoLvro Tratces ets cxAk^v '8o/of$s. 

775. Eil^a^oi/ dvSpa 7ro\€jjLL(jt)v ^avov#' wo 
Kovcjyrj KarapLTTio-yovcriv ev rvpfSco \6ov\, 

KOLKOVS S' 6<f>' €pJJLd <TT€p€OV €K/3dXXoV(Ti y'fjS. 

776. ^H airdvLS 
twv aya#a>r ; orav y 

SvsdXcov kv ireXdyei^ koX craAei^ 
ttoXis. 

Ill . Ovx 178 vs atwv ^ t' dvavSpta kolkt) 

OVT* OLKOV OVT€ TToXlV OLV 6p6(D(T€l€V dl'. 

778. Ov8ets itot dpyus Qeovs e^wv dvd crro/xa 
/3lov 8vvcut av £i;AAeyeiv dvev 7rovov. 

119. Wo^Oelv dvdyKrj rovs ^eXovras evrvyelv. 

780. Tw rot ttovovvtl koX 060? avXXafifidvci. 

781. 2w tolctl SecvoiS ai^eTat /cAeos /Jpcrots. 

782. ^[JLLKpoiS ttovoktlv ov rd /xeyaA' e'Aot ns av. 

783. 'Ev x 66 /^ T 27 °77 ^oVt' c'xets /cat tt? tv^'q. 

784. OvSets eVaivov fjSovats eKryjcraro. 

785. 2l V jJLVpLOLCTL TO, KaA<X yiyV€TO.L TTOVOLS. 

786. To /xeAAov tcrov dirpa^ca Aeyoj. 



EURIPIDES. 409 

772. The sons of honest Work and Industry 
Do make a land's true aristocracy. 

773. One brave man is worth a bushel of cowards. 

774. A spear cannot be made of a bulrush, nor a 
brave son be born of a bad mother. 

775. Let a brave man, that hath fallen in battle, 
be laid gently in his grave 3 but throw out upon 
a dunghill the carcase of a coward. 

776. When winds are steady and skies are clear, 
Every hand the ship would steer ; 

But, soon as ever the wild winds blow, 
Every hand would go below. 

777. The ruin betimes of that country is sure, 
Whose rich men are dainty and idle whose 

poor. 

778. Labor are est orare. 

779. The cat would have the fish, but feared to 
wet her paws. 

780. God helps him that helps himself. 

781. Past Danger's toll-gate runs the road to Fame. 

782. Little pains, little gains. 

78.3. To win one groat take time and trouble, 
And trust to Luck to make it double. 

784. No man e'er danced and fiddled into Fame. 

785. Honour is a berry that grows on prickly 
bushes. 

786. What must be done were well done, if 
'twere done quickly. 



410 EURIPIDES. 

787. Ovtoi vo/al£o) (rcxfcoV) os dv fieWiDV ^ravelv 
olkto} to Seifia rovXeOpov vlkolv ^eXrj, 
criOTYjpias dveXiriS' a>s Sv e£ fi/09 

KaK(o £vva7rT€L, fJLWpioiv t d<£A,io-KaVei, 
§-vrj(rK€L &' 6/xotojs* tJ)v rv)(rjv 8' eaV \ped)v. 

788. Otjk ets r<x iravra 7r6XefjLos €t5ti>;)(€u/ </>iAcr 
tcrOXQv 8e yaipti 7rra>fJiacriv veai>i(3i/* 
kolkovs Se {jLio-ei' rrj woXec fxkv ovv vocros 
toS' ecru* rots Se Kardavovcriv evitXees. 

789. "Amoves ocrot ras dperas 7roAe/x(^> 
KTawOe 8opbs olXkollov Aoy^ac- 
crti/ Ko^TOLTravojJLevoL iro- 

vovs ^varwv dfiaOcos' 
€L yap dfJLiXXa Kptvet viv 
atparos, ovttot epts 
Xelxpet Kar' dvOpMTrwv 7roAets. 

790. To rot 0-rparrjyecv tovt eyco Kptvd), KaAak 
yviovou rbv kyOpbv, y pLaXccrO' aXwcn/uLos. 

791. 'OXiyov olXkl/jlov Sopv 
Kpelo~(Tov crTparrjyov pLvpiov o~r/)aT€u/xa,TOS. 

792. OvSels dvrjp exixpv^os d^tot XdOpa 
KTetvai rbv kyQpbv, dXX 1 iuv Kara crro/xa. 

793. Ovk eoV ei/ o^et r/oaiyxa /xt) Spaxrrjs X e /° os - 

794. "Apyjs o-rvyei pLeXXovras. 

795. Ouro6 K€vot rot twv t' cxkovovtcdv Xoyot 
/cat rou Aeyovros, ocrrts iv f^dyyj /?€/3a>9, 
X6yx*]S lovcrYjs 7rp6cr6ev d/x/zarcov irvKvrjs, 
o"a(/)Q)S a7r^yy€tA' ocrrts IcrTty aya#6s. 



EURIPIDES. 411 

787. Death will come in his own dread day \ 
Then meet him, brothers, as best ye may \ 
For weeping and prayers are wasted upon 
His dull deaf ears and his heart of stone. 

788. We all love to read of the glories of War ; 
but we forget that War taketh off the valiant, and 
spareth the cowards. So the valiant reap only glory, 
and their country has to bear their loss. 

789. Ye are fools that choose War for the arbitra- 
ment of your quarrels ■ for War leadeth to War, and 
thus there can be no end to your quarrelling. 

790. Better than to know your own strength is 
to know the weakness of your enemy. 

791. Ten good soldiers wisely led 

Will beat a hundred without a head. 

792. An honest man will hold it a disgrace 
To stab an enemy, save face to face. 

793. There be generals that in war will demon- 
strate, and demonstrate, and demonstrate. 

794. The God of War abhors a lingerer. 

795. The stories of special achievements in battle 
are pleasant to hear ; but they are all stories. 



412 EURIPIDES, 

796. Oifioij kclO' 'EAAao"' d>s kolkws vo/u^erai' 

OTOLV TpOTTCLlOL TToXe/liiOV CTTlj(Ty] CTT/3aT09, 

OV TtW TTOVOVVTiiiV rovpyov rjyovvrai To^C, 
aAA' 6 (TTpaTrjyos rrjv Sokyjctlv dpvvrai. 
os, €t§ fX€T 7 dXXo)v pLvptojv irdXXow Sopv, 
ovSev 7rAeoi/ Spojv evos e^ei TrXetu) Xoyov. 

797. "EAey^os dvSpls oi)(l to£' ev\pv^[as y 

dAA' 09 fJL€V(Jt)V f3\e7T€i T€ KOLVTiSepKeTOLL 

Sopos Tayjdav dXoKa rd^iv e/z/3e/3oj9. 

798. 'Avrjp oirXtrrjs 8ovX6s Ivti twv o7tAoji/ 
kcu rotcrfc o~L'vra^^€to"tv overt /x^ 'yaOocs 
avrbs re6vrjK€ SecXia rrj tojv 7reAas, 
^■pavcras re Xoy)(Yjv ovk e^et no o~co/xaT6 
^ayaTov djjivvai, pLtav €\(x)v dXKrjv julovov 
ocroi 8e robots X € W %X 0V(rLV tvvTGyov, 

eV /xev to Awcttoi/, fjivptovs olcttovs ac/)€ts 
aAAois to cr(o/xa pverat fxr] KarOaveiV, 
e/<a§ 8' ac^ecrTWS iroXepbtovs d/JLVverac 
TvefrXoLS cptevras ovrdo-as TO^ev/JLacrt, 
to o-w/xa t' pv 8l8(dctl rocs evavriois 
iv €v<j)vXdKTO) 6" Icttv toGto 8' kv fio-XV 
cro(f)uv /xaAtcrTa, Spujvra iroXejuLcovs Ka/ccus 
crco{€tv to o-co/xa, /x^k tl'^s ojpp.to-fxevov. 

799. 'Ai/avSyota Tot ; to 7rA<ov ocrrts aTroAea-as 
TOi'Aao~croy eXa/3e. 



EURIPIDES. 413 

796. When booty is divided, count how much 
falleth to a captain, and how little to a common 
man. And yet either of the twain risked a life. 



"97. You may grip your bow like a vice, and aim 

your arrows aright, 
If the foe be within your reach, and you be 

without his sight ; 
But it needs a spirit of steel to view with 

a steady glance 
The gleam of a furrow plough' d by an 

onward -quivering lance. 



798. A man-at arms may owe his death to the 
cowardice of his fellows ; and, if he break his pike, his 
chance is gone ; but an archer hath arrows for offence 
and defence ; he striketh as it were in secret ; and 
so he showeth his wisdom ; for he dealeth mischief 
among his foes, and trusteth not his skin to Fortune. 



799. If wrong be done thee, let the cost 
Be tit for tat with what was lost. 



414 EURIPIDES. 

800. Ov xprj iroieiv ottXokti rd$ 8taAAayas 
avSpas iroXeptovs* irav yap e^aipel Adyos, 
o /cat criSrjpos iroXepiuv Spdcretev av. 

801. H rot Xiyovcriv cos irpus dvSpus evyevovs 

ev £v jJL<]x) paler i SaKpv 7 air 6cf>6aXpo)v fiaXetv. 

802. IIoAAoi ye ^rvt)ro)v toj ^tpderec rds frvpapopas 
(rjrovcr' d/jLavpovv KairiKpvTTTeo~Qai KaKa. 

803. ' ASvvara roXpav dv8pij<$ ovk ecniv crocfrov. 

804. ToA/xa crv, kolv Tt rprjxv veipiocnv Geot. 

805. "Icrov <j)€p€L N"i;£, rots 8e roA/xwcrtv 7rAeov. 

806. 'EvSvcTTi'^crat 8etvov evefrpovrjs Kvecfras. 

807. "ATrai/ KaKtov rod (fivXdcrcrecrOac KaAws. 

808. Ets d]/?)p oij irdvO 1 opa. 

809. n^e7T€t crTpaTrjyuj £vv (ppevuiv evftovXia 
to ^rdperos. 

810. "A7rai/ra roc roA/xwcrt (kti/a (^atVerat, 
oVai/ St' e^Opds ttovs dpeifi-qrai x#oyds. 

811. Neavtas /xey oorns (Sv"Apr] crrvyel^ 
koijlt] povov Kal craves, epya S' ov8apLov. 
^Opas rbv evrpdire^ov, a>s 7761:9 /3tos, 

tqv r o/3Xov, a>s e£a>#ev ecrrt 7rpaypaT(DV 
dXX' ovk evecrrt crrecf>avos, ov$' evavcpia, 
el parj Tt Kal ToXpbU)o~i klvSvvov /Z6Ta' 
ot yap 7rovoi tlktovo-l ttju evav&pcav 
r) 8' evXdfieta otkotov e^€t KaO 1 'EAAaCa, 
to Si.a/3iO)vaL pLovov del ^rjpcopLevrj. 

812. Oi58ets, crrparevcras d8iKa, crcus ?jA6 ) ei/ 7raAiv. 



EURIPIDES. 415 

800. If steel be bared, farewell arbitrament. 

801. Brave men will weep when cowards' eyes 
are dry. 

802. Some men, when beaten, do not know it ; 
At all events, they never show it. 

803. Temerity is the valour of fools. 

804. Let Fortune frown, and frown, and frown ; 
A brave heart will live Fortune down. 

805. Darkness is on the side of Audacity. 

806. If you wish to make a blunder, take a step 
in the dark. 

807. Who by his foe is sleeping found 

Is beaten, though he hold his ground. 

808. One pair of eyes cannot see everything. 

809. Think well, and, having thought, think well 

again ; 
Then use thine hands as though thou hadst 
no brain. 

810. Every step to an invader is fraught with 
fear, because fraught with uncertainty. 

811. The youth that shirketh War is mere flesh 
and bones. 

Luxury and Wealth keep out of reach of peril ; 
and Glory keepeth out of reach of them : 

He that would win Glory must stake for it with 
his life j and he that seeketh only how to lengthen 
his clays is accursed of his Fatherland. 

812. He that makes war, where war is sin, 
Will fare the waur, although he win. 



416 EURIPIDES. 

813. 2uv rots OeoLcri to us o~ocj>ovs Kivi.lv Copy 
(TTpaTrjXdras XP1> T( ~ )V ©^wv Se fxrj /3ta. 

814. "Ai/Spa roc xpeajv, 

octtis crrpaT-qyetv c/^cr' e7rtcrTacr#ai /caAws, 
ouk ayyeAotcrt roi'S €vavTioi>s opav. 

815. 'E^pos cr' orav 7reo £w 6YK/7 f^Xdirretv ^eA>/, 
SeSoi/ceVcu x/>*? /xt) o-kottwo-' 6p6o)S Geo/'. 

816. AeiAoi /3pOTol Sfjr' ovk tyovcriv kv fvixv 

dpid/JLOV, dXX J a7T€tCT6 ? KOLV TTapUQT 0/XC09. 

817. "Ecttlv dcnfiaXrjs dfxetvojv rj ^pavvs crTpaTrj- 

Xdrrjs. 

818. J E/xe/x^a/x^v eyw rov 'EAA^van' vo/jlov, 
oi ToXXaKis 8rj o"6XXoyov 7TOLOVJJL€VOl 
Tt/xtoo"' d)(p€L0vs fjSovas Satris yaptv 
Tts yap TraXatcras tv, ris d>KV7rovs dvrjp, 
rj Slctkov apas, rj yvdQov 7rato-as KaAtos, 

7T0A€6 TTO.Tpiia CTTecjxtVOV 7]pK€0-€V Xa/3(DV , 

7roT€pa fiaypvvrai iroXtpiio iviv kv yzpolv 
Sio-kovs e^ovres, rj 8Y do-7rt8o)v ttoctI 
^revovres e/c/JaAAovcrt TroXe/itovs 7rdrpas ; 
ouSeis cnSrjpov tolvtol fJLO)patv€t 7reAas 
crrdV avSpa? ovv k)(prjv crocfiovs re KayaOovs 
(pvXXots crre(/>eo-#at, ^oo"Tt9 ^yen-ou TroXei 
KaAAtcrra, crc5(£pcov kcu Slkcuos dlv dvrjp' 
octtls ye /jlvOols epy 1 aVaA AdVo-ei Ka/ca, 
jLta^as r dcjxiipwv kolI crrdcrei^' roiavra yap 
7roAet re Trdcry Trdcri & "JLXXrjcriv KdXa. 



EURIPIDES. 417 

813. If thou go to war, see that Heaven be on 
thy side. 

814. Who leads a host, if he be wise, 
Will trust only his own eyes. 

815. Think well before to war ye go, 

If right, ye think, be with the foe. 

816. Cowards go for nothing in battle ; they are 
there, and not there. 

817. A general should be all head, and a soldier 
all arm. 

818. I must blame my countrymen in this, that 
they bestow crowns for no cause. For, when an 
enemy is at our gates, of what use is he that can 
wrestle with skill, or run like a hound, or hurl a 
quoit to a distance, or break with a blow the jaw of 
an antagonist 1 Will a quoit or a kick drive an enemy 
away? — Nay, nay; on battle-field there is no thought 
of these tomfooleries. The men that deserve honour 
are such, as by wisdom and integrity, direct the 
counsels of our country, that forewarn against peril, 
and intermediate between contending factions. These 
men are the glory of our own land, and a blessing 
to the great commonwealth of all lands. 

2d 



418 EURIPIDES. 

819. Ka/ca v fxev ovtcov Livptoyv kclO' 'EAAaSa, 
ovSev kolklov evriv dOXrjrojv yevovs' 

ot TTp&ra Liev (fjv ovre pavOdvovcrtv ev, 

OVT' OLV SvVOLLVTO' 71709 ydp, OCTTIS €CTT aVYJp 

yvdOov re SovXos, vrjSvos §■' rjcrcrrjfxevos, 
KTrjcraLT av oXftov eis virepfioXrjV irarpos ; 
ov$ av irevecrOai Ka^v7rrj pertly rv^at^ 
oloi t'* €07] yap fiovov eOta-Sevres KaXd 
cn<\r)p(i)S aTraXXdcrcrovcrLV €is ra/x/y^ava' 
\ajLL7rpol 8 ev rj/3rj kolI 7r6Xe(ns dydXfxara 
^otTCocr'* orav 8e irpo^irecrrj yrjpas iriKpov, 

Tpi/3(i)V€S €KXei7TOVT€S OiyOVTdL KpOKOLS. 

820. "Qcroi ye 8rj XPVC ovcriV luTpeveiv KaAojg, 
7rpbs rots Statras ra>v eVotKowrajv 7rdAtv 

rrjv yrjv t iSovras ras voctovs o-Koireiv y^peu'w. 

821. MeAAcov loLTpbs, rfj vocro) StSovs \povov, 
Idcrar rjSrj [xaXXov, rj rejxvuyv XP° a ' 

822. Tot Kaiva y 1 eK tgjv rj6d^(DV r)8iova. 

823. ^Hroi to cruxfipov eoS' diravTayov KaAov, 
/cat 86£av ecrdXrjv ev /Sporots Kapiri^erat. 

824. AlSovs eya)ye SvsKptrws e^co irepf 

Ka\ 8el yap avrrjs, KacrTtv ov KaKov /xeya. 

825. Bapos rt Kav tojS' ecrrlv, alvelvOai Xiav. 

826. AiSgjs ev 6cf>6aXfxoicri yiyverai fipordv. 

827. MijScts o-' dpecrKrj vvktI ^avLLacrrbs Geon. 



EURIPIDES. 419 

819. My countrymen are foolish in many things, 
and foolish especially in their admiration for pugilists 
and athletes ; for these latter are so far the slaves 
of their training, that they cannot devote themselves 
to the calling of their fathers ; and they are so well 
cared for, that they submit reluctantly to hardship. 
In the vigour of their manhood they strut about to 
the admiration of all beholders ; but, when age 
cometh on them, they are as napless as worn-out 
blankets. 

CONCERNING MEDICINE. 

820. When a physician hath a patient brought to 
him, he must first ask to what place he belongeth, 
and how people live in that same place. 

821. That leech his craft best understands, 
Who leaveth most to Nature's hands. 



CONCERNING NOVELTY. 

822. What is new, for a while is true. 



CONCERNING MODESTY. 

823. There can be neither time nor place, my 
son, wherein modesty will misbecome or harm thee. 

824. Modesty doth as much of mischief as of good. 

825. Give not a man more praise than he can 
swallow. 

826. Modesty dwelleth in the eyes of man or 
woman. 

827. Revere no God whom men adore by night. 



420 EURIPIDES. 

828. Ei 7rao-t ravro KaXbv €cj>v crcxfrov &' dp. a, 
ouk ryv av tt/z</>tA.€KTOS dvOpuHTOLS lots' 

VVV OV0' OfJLOLOV OV&6V OVT LVOV /3pOTOtS, 
TtXyjV OVO/JLOLO'LV, TO 8' ZpjOV OVK €0~TiV To8e. 

829. T/)ets €to-tv dperar ras Se xpyj cr' avKtiv, tzkvov 
Qeovs T€ TLfxav tovs T€ ^pex^avras yoveis, 
vo/zoi'S re koivovs 7rarpi8os' koX ravra Spoiv 

KaXXiCTTOV €^€LS CTTecfxiVOV tVKXetaS <X€i. 

830. ^vyyvwjJLOvas tol tovs Qf.ovs etvai 8ok€ls, 
otolv rts opKO) ^-dvarov €K(f)€vyecv ^eXr), 
rj Secr/JLoVj yj /Siaca iroXepLiiDV Kat<a, 

rj roicrcv avOkvraicri kolvuvtj 86/judv ; 
rj rupa ^rvrjTiov elvlv dcrvvercorepoi^ 
el rd-mecKr) irpocrOev rjyovvrat Alktjs, 

831. "KaKovpyos-dv dvr)p 

parj <xoi, to rrpojTov /3rjfjL' lav 8pdparj KaXois, 

VIKOLV 8oK€LT(0 TTiV AiKTJV^ 7Tplv dv TcXoS 

ypaiJLjuLrjs iKyirai, kolI irkpas KaLi^rj /3lov. 

832. Ov tol irposeXOovo-' r) Alktj a^, fir) rpko-ys, 
7rat(r€i wpls rjirap, ov8e twv aAAcov f3pOT(ov 
tov olSlkov, dXXd crtya /cat /3pa8ei 7ro8t 
(TTeiyovcra pdpirrei rovs kolkovs, orav tv^tj. 

833. ; Eyw fxeVj octtls, pr) Sikollos wv dvrjp, 
fiiopbv irposi^eL, rbv vopiov yaipeiv ccd^, 
7rpbs rr)v Slktjv dyot/x dv, ov Tpevas Qeovs' 
kolkov yap dvSpa xpr) KaKws Trdo-\€tv act. 



EURIPIDES. 421 



CONCERNING INTEGRITY— RIGHTEOUSNESS-JUSTICE— 
FAIR-PLAY— RETRIBUTION. 

828. We all agree that right is right, and wrong 
is wrong ; but no two of us agree what is right, 
and what is wrong. 

829. Honour God, my son ; honour thy father 
and thy mother ; and honour the laws of thy 
country. For therein is contained the whole duty 
of man. 

830. Thinkest thou, my son, that the Gods will 
pardon one that seeketh to escape death or bonds by 
swearing a false oath or by abetting others in crime ? 
Nay, my son ; the Gods were more foolish than 
mortal men, if they preferred Expediency to Right- 
eousness. 

831. An unrighteous man may run his race for a 
while ; but wait thou, my son, till he have reached 
the life-goal, ere thou say of him : ' He hath out- 
stripped Retribution.' 

832. My son, Retribution cometh not upon the 
unrighteous in the noonday, striking them upon the 
face ; but cometh behind them stealthily, and 
graspeth them suddenly, or ever they be aware. 

833. If a transgressor should flee for refuge to 
God's altar, I would fear not to remove him thence, 
and carry him to trial ; for I am sure of this, that 
he who doeth badly should be badly done by. 



422 EURIPIDES. 

834. Ai&rjs T(i)(vs ye ppoTOS dvSpl Svscrc/fct. 

835. Ov8e7ror evrv^tav 

kolkov ai'fipos v7T€p(f}pova t oXBov 

(ikfiaiov eiKacrai \pe(ov, 

ovS 1 olSlkojv yevedv o yap ovSenh 

€K<j)VS XpOVOS, 81KO.IOVS 

€7ray(i)v KavovaSj SetKvvcriv 
av6piD7T(DV KaKorrjras. 

836. Bta VVV €\K€T t3 KCLKol Tt/XttS fif)OTol, 

Kal Krd&Oe ttXovtov, TrdvToOev ^///ico/xcvot 
crvppiKra^ prj St/caia Kal 8tKat f opov' 
eiretT dpdorde rcov^e 8vcrTr]Vov ^epos. 

837. OvSet's 7tot r]VTV)(r]0€v ZkSlkos yeyok, 
ev no StKaia) 8' eA^Ses cro)Trjpta^. 

838. "OA/?os ns dStKws Kat perd oTcaiwr £vvd)V 
e^eirrar oikwv, crpiKpbv dvOipras \povov. 

839. ^H /3acbs SX/3os d/3Aa/3?y9 Kpeicrcrwv /3poroiS 

7] 8(Opa 7r\oVT0) Sl'SO"€/?toS d)yK(i)p€VOV. 

840. ra /xt) KaXd 

Trpacrcreiv ye roXpo)V rXqcreTat ra prj cj)iXa. 

841. Wi pappevov rot twv KaKWV fiovXevpdnov 
KaKas dpoi/3ds ecrrt KapTrovcrOat fiporovs. 

842. "EoT* dv8/30S IdOXov TTj AtKYj §■' V7T7Jp€T€LV 

Kal tovs KaKovs Spav iravrayov KaKtos aei. 

843. Tis dv 8lkt]v Kpiveiev rj yvotrj Aoyov, 

irplv dv Trap' dpcfroiv pvOov eKpddrj (ra(£a)$ ; 

844. KaKrjs cwr' dp)(rjs yiyverai KaKtv reXo^. 



EURIPIDES. 423 

834. When ye have convicted a knave, despatch 
him quickly ; for that will save his brethren from 
uneasiness and himself from sin. 

835. Think not that the prosperity of the wicked 
can endure ; for Time eternal hath a rule in his 
hand, and what is crooked He will one day make 
straight. 

836. He that soweth in sin shall reap in sorrow. 

837. Honesty is the best policy. 

838. Short-lived the luck of rogues and fools. 

839. Better a cot with Innocence within 

Than crown crime-bought and palace built 
of Sin. 

840. Who takes the sweets to please himself will 
take the bitters to please another. 

841. The wages of Sin is Sorrow. 

842. It is a sin against Justice to deal kindly 
with a rogue. 

843. Before you answer 'Yea' or 'Nay,' 
Hear what both sides shall have to say. 

844. What's bred in the bone will out in the 
skin. 



424 EURIPIDES. 

845. Aoyoc ykvotVT av KaTairaXaur Sevres \6yocs. 

846. AoKets rov AcSrjv ctujv rt cj^povrt^etv ydcov, 
koX 7rat8' dvrjoretv rbv crov, el S-eAeis (rreveiv ; 
Travcrai' /3Xe7rovcra 8' els ra tQ>v ireXas kcikcl 
pd(DV yevoi ai> ? el Xoy[£e<r8ai ^eXocs, 

ocroi re Sec fio is e K/jLefx6)^drj vrat fiportov, 
ocroi re yrjpdcrKovcnv 6p<fiavol reKViov, 
rovs t eK jxeyi(TTr]S 6X/3cas rvpavvi8os 
to fJLrjSev ovras' ravrd ere (TKoirelv xpewv. 

847. "Eywye tovto irapd cro(f>ov tlvos fJLaOcov 
els <f>povrtSas vovv crvfjujyopas e/3aXX6fJLrjv 
<f>vyds T e/JLavTip 7rposri0els war pas */*?}$, 
^tavdrovs T dwpovs, kolI kolkwv dXXas 68ovs, 
&Sj €6 Tt Trdvypip? wv e86£a£6v irore^ 

p:!\ fioi veoprov 7rpos7recrbv /xdXXov 8di<oi. 

848. 01 rds 7rapovcras oi5^t craS£ovT€s rv^as 
(jjXovt\ epojvres [Aet£6vu)v, d/SovXta. 

849. 'AvSpwv r68' ecrrlv ev8iK0)V re kolI o-oc/xSv, 
kolv Toicri Seivois prj reOv/JLOjerOai Qeois. 

850. e fts ecrn. wdvTayv 7rpiorov elSevac r68e, 
(pepetv Tot crv(JL7ri7rTOVTa fir] TraXiyKOTUts. 
Kelvos 8 J avrjp apicrros, ov y' ou (rv/JLcj^opac 
SaKVovo-LV us rjKKTTa' ravra 8rj Xeyetv 
eTna-rapeo-da, 8pdv 8' dpLrj^dv^s *X €tm 



EURIPIDES. 425 

845. What you say is true till I hear what he 

says. 

CONCERNING PATIENCE— RESIGNATION— ANGER- 
DESPAIR— HOPE. 

846. father bereaved of thy child ! thinkest 
thou that Death is moved by thy tears 1 

Consider the sufferings of others ; how kings have 
been hurled from thrones into the dust ; how men 
have pined in prison ; how fathers have grown old 
in childlessness : 

Compare the sufferings of humanity with thine 
own sorrow ; and refrain from lamentation. 

847. I am wont at times to fancy myself an exile 
from my country, or to think that I have lost this 
or that friend by an untimely death ; and so in 
fancy I run the round of sorrows ; and I do so 
from a something that I heard once from a man of 
wisdom, that my fancy may have anticipated any 
sorrow that can befall me. 

848. A man may strive to better himself, and 
yet be not discontented ; but he that grumbleth at 
his lot ofttimes grumbleth away his all. 

849. Even in adversity a man should not think 
an angry thought against the Gods. 

850. Resignation under sorrow and adversity is 
the greatest of all virtues ; it is one which we all 
inculcate upon our brethren, but which we all, alas ! 
find it hard to put in practice. 



426 EURIPIDES. 

851. f Paov irapaiveiv rj iraOovra Kaprepclv. 

852. 'Qcnrep to crca/xa ^tvijro^ dv9p(!)iroL<$ ^(f> v i 
ovTb) 7rposrjK€i p-rjre rrjv opyrjv %X €tv 
dOdvarov, ocnts (roxppovetv €7ricrra7ou. 

853. H irXelov 6py?js (bfaXet y alSojs (ipoTovs. 

854. Ai>o?i/ Xeyovroiv, ^arepov ^vpLov/xtvov, 
6 fxrj 'vtlt€lv(dv to is Adyois crocfx^repos. 

855. TtJ twi/ Gewi/ cru /X77 TrpoOvfxta jidypv 

TOL yap 7T€7rpO)JJL€V OV)( V7T€p/3atr]S 7TOT ay. 

856. Yvvrj fxev 6£v8v/jlos, ojs 8' avrios dvyjp, 
pdojv <fiv\dcr(T€LV rj crKDTrrjXos o-o<£ds. 

857. 'Opyfj y dvrjp os €v8eo)S yapl^tTai, 
Ka/cco? reXevra. 

858. TtyrwcTKe Tavdpwireia, p,r)& v7r€ppL€Tp(os 
aAyei* kolkols yap ov ov 7rposK€io~at ^xdvos. 

859. "Ocrrts ye irpos to ttltttov evXoyws <£epei 
rov Aai/zov' ; ovto9 ?ycro"6V cctt' aVdA/3ios. 

860. Qv/JLGS fXeyt(TTO)V atTtOS KaKWV fipOTOLS. 

861. ToiJ7rt€t/ces oxfreXet crvfufropas. 

862. Koix/xo? <j)€p€LV xprj ^vrjrbv ovra crv/A(f)Opds. 

863. Ilacr^w^ aVe^ou' 8/owv y<x/> croupes. 

864. *£2s pacrra rdvayKala rov fSiov <pepe. 

865. OuSeis /x€T dpyyjs ovSev tv /3ovXeverat. 



EURIPIDES. 427 

80 1. With all of us it is an easy part 

To say c Bear up' to a poor broken heart. 

852. Let not thy temper remain hot too long, 
my son, for fear it consume its weak and mortal 
covering. 

853. Anger is a clumsy instrument ; but kind- 
ness, though it work slowly, yet worketh well. 

854. My son, if thou contend with a friend, and 
he be waxing hot, see thou say nothing to justify 
his anger. 

855. Fight not, my son, against the will of God. 

856. In men and women, hot temper is better 
than quiet cunning. 

857. Impulse is a Will-o'-the-Wisp, and leads into 
ditches and quagmires. 

858. Put limits to your sorrow, ye that mourn ; 
For Grief was in the world, ere ye were 

born. 

859. Sorrow is sad of itself, and fretting but 
doubleth its sadness. 

860. Of all the ills that happen to men 
Temper is cause of nine in ten. 

861. Resignation is Consolation. 

862. Beneath what weighs on us and all 
We well may stoop, but may not fall. 

863. Who yesterday boldly drain' d the cup, 
To-day under headache should bear up. 

864. What can't be cured must be endured. 

865. As salt in wine, so is anger in deliberation. 



428 EURIPIDES. 

866. QavXrj y ev opyy 7roAA' evevr' do-\rjpova. 

867. Xat crvfJLcfaopal Kdfivov(TLV aOXtots /3porots, 
/cat irvevpar dvep(DV ovk del po'jprjv e^et, 

Ot T €VTVXOVVT€S 8lOL TtXoVS OVK €VTU)^€tS' 

c£t<TTaTGU yap irdvr air dAA^Awv 8iy^a % 
ovros 8' avrjp apccrTos, oo~Tts kXirlo-i 
ireTTOidev dec' to 6" diropeiv dvSpus kolkov. 

868. Tlpo/JLavTLS dXyeoyv p,r\ yoovs 7rpoXd/x/3av€. 

869. Ets to (peprepov riOet 

to LieXXov, o tl yevrjorerat. 

870. 'Octtls ye AuVas </>^crt irrjpaiveiv /Sporovs, 
Selv 8' dyypvSiv T€, /cat irerpwv piinuv ouro, 
ovk Iv o*o</>otcrtV icTTtv tvyko-Qu 8' o/xa>s 
a7T€Lpo<s etVat ttJs vdo~ou Tavrrjs dec. 

871. "AAoyot cf>p€vas \f/€v8ovo~iv ZXirtSes fiporols. 

872. M^t' cvtv^wv crt> 7racrav rjviav X°^ a > 
kcik{qs T€ 7rpdo-o~u)v eA^t'Sos Ke8vrjs ^X ov ' 

873. 'Eo^Aous ^-vpatcov 7rrjpdTU)V 8aKV€L /3porors 
atcrOrjcris. 

874. "Eveo-Ttv olktos dpadca per ov8apov, 
o~o(f>oio-t 8' dv8pu)V /cat yap ov8 7 d^/xtov 
yvwprjv evetvat Tot? o*o<£ots Atav crocf>rjv. 

875. Ot; twv KaKovpyoiV olktos, dAAd ttJs 8tKr)s. 

876. ^H vaus Tt§ evradeia-a wpos (5iav iro8l 

e/3a^ev, ecrTT? 8' avOis, rjv X a ^"f ^o8a. 



EURIPIDES. 429 

866. A well-bred man may feel angry, but he 
will never show it. 

867. Sorrow gets tired of her sadness, as the 
Wind gets tired of blowing. 

The prosperous are not always prosperous, or else 
they were not prosperous. 

Change is the mistress of all things ; therefore, he 
that hopeth is wise, and he that despaireth is a fool. 

868. "lis time to weep when sorrow's come. 

869. Hope for the best, until you know the worst. 

870. There be times when a man saith to his 
heart : < It were better to die than to live.' 

Pray God, my son, that thou fall not on such times. 

871. We cling to hope, as drowning men to straws. 

872. Be not elated by success, my son ; and be 
not cast down in sorrow. 



CONCERNING PITY— SYMPATHY— KINDNESS— HARSHNESS. 

873. The sorrows of my kind are sorrow unto me. 

874. There be men, accounted wise, that say : 
' Rest contented with thine own sorrows, and take not, 
through pity, alien burdens on thy shoulders.' 

my son, these men, accounted wise, are the 
fools of fools. 

875. Pity is due not to the wrongdoer, but to 
Justice which he hath wronged. 

876. When on a sudden the squall comes down, 
Slack sheet, my son, or mayhap you '11 

drown. 



430 EURIPIDES. 

877. To.? ydptTas ootis evyevo)$ yapt^erat^ 
rjSiCTTOv kv jSpoTOtcrtv' ol &e 8pu)crt pev, 
Xpovip Se Spcocri, Svsyeveo'Tepot 7roXv. 

878. NiKa y IcrrjpeLs ocrrts dv \frj<fiovs Xdfirj. 

879. ^Hrot to ^rpkxpai y kv /3pOTOto~t ttoWolkls 
irXetis> iropt^ei <pi\rpa rov <f>v<rai TeKva. 

880. "OXfitos o? yrjs IcrTopias 
ecr^6 paOrjcrLV, prjTe 7ro\iT(ov 
€7rt 7rY]fjLocrvvr]v, p r qT els olSlkovs 
tt payees oppiov, 

dXX' dOavdrov Kadopwv c^Txreco? 
Kovpov dyrjp(s)j 7rrj re orvvecrrr]' 
rots ye tolovtois ovSewoT atvypdv 
epywv pteXeTrjpa 7rpost£et. 

881. Ov croi SoKet Tt Setvbv, et yrj pev kolkyj, 
rvypvera Katpov ^eoOev, ev (rrdyyv cfaepet, 
XprjcTTrj 8', dpapTOVcr' <Sv ypecov avrrjv Tvyetv. 
kolkov 6Y8(o<xi Kap-irov ; di9po)7rot 8' del 

6 pev 7rovrjpbs ovSev dXXo wXrjv kolkos, 
6 8' kcrdXbs lcr#Aos, ovSe ervpepopds vtto 
cjyvcriv SteipOetp'j dXXd \p-qo~Tos ear del ; 
dp ol reKovres Stacfiepovcrtv rj rpocpat \ 
eyet ye pevrot Acat to ^pezfidrjvat kolXcos 
8tSa^6v eo-QXov' tovto S' rjv ns ev pddrj, 
otSev to y' aio~xpbv, Kavovt tov kcjlXov pa9a>i'. 



EURIPIDES. 431 

877. A man, that does me good, I hold not kind, 
If, doing it, he leave a grudge behind. 

878. He that is not condemned is acquitted. 



CONCERNING EDUCATION. 



879. It hath ofttimes been more fatherly to have 
reared lads well than to have begotten them. 

880. My son, if thou wouldest pass a blameless 
life, turn away from law and state-craft, and study 
the book of Nature that God hath spread out before 
thee, and so thou wilt store up knowledge in thy 
brain and peace within thine heart. 

881. Poor soil, if well manured, will yield a good 
crop ; and rich soil, if neglected, will yield little or 
nothing. But with ninety-nine of a hundred men, 
a bad nature is bad, and a good one is good, to the 
end. 

Is the fault in our blood, or in our training ? 

Believe me, brethren ; not a little thereof is in 
our training ; for evil is a thing that may be un- 
learned, and good is a thing that teaching may teach. 



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